Multiple choice

The streams within a drainage basin form certain patterns. Match the following patterns with their characteristics:

 
River drainage patterns Charachteristics
1. Dendritic a. When streams flow in different directions from a central peak or dome like structure
2. Trellis b. Where the drainage pattern develops on a strongly jointed rocky terrain
3. Rectangular c. When the stream with its tributaries resembles the branches of a tree
4. Radial d. Where a river is joined by its tributaries at approximately right angles

  1. 1 - a, 2 - b, 3 - c, 4 - d

  2. 1 - b, 2 - d, 3 - a, 4 - c

  3. 1 - c, 2 - a, 3 - b, 4 - d

  4. 1 - b, 2 - c, 3 - d, 4 - a

  5. 1 - c, 2 - d, 3 - b, 4 - a
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E Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct matching. A dendritic pattern develops where the river stream with its tributaries resembles the branches of a tree. A trellis pattern develops when a river is joined by its tributaries at approximately right angles. A rectangular drainage pattern develops on a strongly jointed rocky terrain. A radial pattern develops when streams flow in different directions from a central peak or dome like structure.

 

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