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The document is an educational assignment for Grade 9 students at Shining Star International School, focusing on the topic of drainage in social science. It includes a flow chart to complete regarding the courses and tributaries of major rivers such as the Ganga, Brahmaputra, and Indus, along with questions about drainage basins, river patterns, and the significance of rivers in human history. Additionally, it requires students to fill in a table regarding peninsular rivers and answer various questions related to river systems and conservation.

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Drainage Worksheet

The document is an educational assignment for Grade 9 students at Shining Star International School, focusing on the topic of drainage in social science. It includes a flow chart to complete regarding the courses and tributaries of major rivers such as the Ganga, Brahmaputra, and Indus, along with questions about drainage basins, river patterns, and the significance of rivers in human history. Additionally, it requires students to fill in a table regarding peninsular rivers and answer various questions related to river systems and conservation.

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SHINING STAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Subject: Social Science Topic: Drainage


Name of teacher: Gracy Mathew Submission date: 30-08-2024
Name of student: Grade 9

Complete the following flow chart. Mark the course of the following rivers and name their tributaries:

A. River Ganga
Emerges from_________________Joined by _______________ at Devaprayag

At __________________________enters from mountains to plains

Yamuna that originates from _______________Glacier joins the Ganga at ___________________

The Gaghara, the ______________, the _________________ rises from Nepal Himalayas

The Chambal, the _________________, the _______________, the _____________are the tributaries joing
from Peneinsular uplands

___________________ in West Bengal is the northernmost delta of the Ganga. The river bifurcates here.

The distributary of the Ganga the _____________________ flows south wards to Bay of Bengal

The mainstream river flows into Bangladesh and joined by the river ____________________. Later down
the stream it is called _____________________ and it joins Bay of Bengal

The delta formed by two rivers is called _________________________

Total Length _____________________


B. River Brahmaputra
The river flows
into
Here it is called Bangladesh
the and joined by
____________ the river
On reaching and joined by ____________
__________ it __________, _____. Later
takes a U turn the down the
and enters India __________ stream it is
at called
Rises from _________
_____________
___________ and it joins Bay
in Tibet of Bengal

C. Indus –
Mark the course of Indus in the above map.

- Total Length ______________________


- Enters India in the ________ district of Jam m u and Kashm ir

- Indus flow s through _________ and _________ and em erges in ___________.


- Five tributaries of Indus are __________, _____________,
_____________________, ________________, __________________.

- Five tributaries join together to enter __________________ in Pakistan


- States in India w here river Indus flow s - _________________, __________________,
______________________.
Peninsular rivers
Fill in the table:

Rivers Originates States covered


from
Mahanadi

Narmada

Tapi

Krishna

Kaveri

Godavari

Answer the following:


1. What do you mean by the term drainage basin?
2. Demonstrate the different drainage patterns of rivers diagrammatically and give reasons for its
formation.
3. Elaborate on the course followed by rivers. Explain what is meant by meander and how it changes into
ox-bow lakes.
4. Distinguish between Himalayan Rivers and Peninsular Rivers.
5. Examine different types of lakes based on the origin, salinity.
6. Rivers have been of fundamental importance throughout the human history. Justify.
7. Write a short note on National Conservation Plan.

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