Question

what do you mean by drainage pattern? Write about its type

Answer 1

ANS: Drainage patterns are 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 gradient of land.

Drainage patterns formed by the rivers :

1) Dendritic drainage patterns.

2)Parallel drainage pattern.

3) Trellis drainage pattern.

4) Rectangular drainage pattern.