Geography of India

 

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Q. What are the differences between north Indian rivers and South Indian rivers?

Ans: The difference between north Indian rivers and South Indian rivers are:

(a) The north Indian rivers have their water flows throughout the year as they are coming out of the snow-covered high mountains. But the rivers of south India generally originate from the mountains and plateaus of comparatively low height and so they get dired out during winter.

b) The three courses of the river -upper course ,middle course and lowar course are distinctly seen in the North Indian rivers, but these are not so distinct in the case of the South Indian rivers.

c) The valleys of the north Indian rivers are wide but the valleys  of the South Indian rivers are comparatively narrow.

d) The rivers of South India are older .On the other hand the rivers of North India are relatively younger.

(e) The north Indian rivers are not swift flowing rivers and they carry high sediment load. So, these rivers are not so suitable for hydropower generation. But the south Indian rivers are swift-flowing rivers and they carry less amount of sediment load, hence these rivers are very suitable for hydropower generation.

(f) The north Indian rivres have their fertile valleys and so, these are densely populated, whereas the south Indian rivers valleys are comparatively less fertile and hence population density is not so high there.

(g) As the rivers of north India are navigable, many cities have grown up on their banks. On the other hand, the rivers of south India are not navigable and so, not many large cities are found to grow up on their banks.

(h) The north Indian rivers are generally long and large deltas are formed at their mouths. But the south Indian rivers are comparatively short and only few rivers have deltas at their mouths.