Question

Mention some landforms which are typical to east flowing rivers but are absent in west flowing rivers

Answer 1

East flowing rivers

1. They have large catchment areas and form deltas.

2. They flow toward Bay of Bengal.

3. They cover 77 percent of the drainage area of the country.

4. Some of the rivers are Ganga, Brahmaputra, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Penneru, Penneiyar, Vaigai and Subarnarekha.

West flowing rivers

1. They form estuaries.

2. They flow towards Arabian Sea.

3. They cover 23 percent of the drainage area of the country.

4. Some of the rivers are Indus, Narmada, Tapi, Sabarmati, Mahi, Ghagghar, Luni, Saravati, Pumba, Periyar and Bharatpuja.

Answer 2

There are mainly four east flowing rivers – Krishna, Godavari, Mahanadi and Kaveri. They do not flow through troughs and form many deltas. These rivers drain into the Bay of Bengal. Some landform characteristics of these rivers are deep gorges, beheaded plateau valleys, plateau outliers and laterite tablelands.