What is the difference between the peninsula river and Himalaya river...... Write at least 8 points....
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1. Basin area of Himalayan Rivers is extensive and spread over thousands of kilometres , whereas the catchment area of peninsular rivers is comparatively lesser.
2. Himalayan rivers do not cut the high Himalayas to make rivers. These rivers are older than the Himalayas itself and have been constantly flowing in all stages of formation of Himalayas. The Himalayas have been rising gradually .
Peninsular rivers on the other hand, flow in wide, shallow valleys of balanced slope, which shows that these rivers are older than the Himalayan Rivers and have come into existence after the formation of the peninsular plateau. Hence, now they are in adult stage.
3.Himalayan rivers pass through huge depressions which have been formed through soil erosion along with the rising of the Himalayas, for lakhs . but the eroding capacity of peninsular rivers has almost weakened.
4.Water is there in Himalayan Rivers throughout the year. They are perennial because the source of water for these rivers is the rain as well as mountains. But the source of water for peninsular rivers is only rain hence they do not flow for the whole year
5.Himalayan rivers meander in plain areas and change their routes also sometimes, but peninsular rivers cannot meander because of hard rock plateaus at the base and shortage of alluvium.
6. Himalayan rivers are more useful for navigation, But peninsula Rivers are Not.
7. Most of the peninsular rivers flow towards the east , whereas most of the Himalayan rivers flow towards the west.
2. Himalayan rivers do not cut the high Himalayas to make rivers. These rivers are older than the Himalayas itself and have been constantly flowing in all stages of formation of Himalayas. The Himalayas have been rising gradually .
Peninsular rivers on the other hand, flow in wide, shallow valleys of balanced slope, which shows that these rivers are older than the Himalayan Rivers and have come into existence after the formation of the peninsular plateau. Hence, now they are in adult stage.
3.Himalayan rivers pass through huge depressions which have been formed through soil erosion along with the rising of the Himalayas, for lakhs . but the eroding capacity of peninsular rivers has almost weakened.
4.Water is there in Himalayan Rivers throughout the year. They are perennial because the source of water for these rivers is the rain as well as mountains. But the source of water for peninsular rivers is only rain hence they do not flow for the whole year
5.Himalayan rivers meander in plain areas and change their routes also sometimes, but peninsular rivers cannot meander because of hard rock plateaus at the base and shortage of alluvium.
6. Himalayan rivers are more useful for navigation, But peninsula Rivers are Not.
7. Most of the peninsular rivers flow towards the east , whereas most of the Himalayan rivers flow towards the west.
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