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2 Define the term drainage". Describe different drainage patterns.
2. Enumerate some important features of the Himalayan rivers​

Answer 1

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1. In geomorphology, drainage systems, also known as river systems, are the patterns formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin. They are governed by the topography of the land, whether a particular region is dominated by hard or soft rocks, and the gradient of the land.
2. 1) Most of these rivers are perennial in nature i.e. they have water through out the year. 2) They receive water from rain as well as the melted snow from the mountains. 3)Himalayan rivers cover long routes before falling into the sea. 4) They cut through mountains making gorges.