Identify the type of drainage pattern on the basis of the given characteristics : 1. It represents the most common pattern of streams and their tributaries 2. It occurs in areas of uniform rock type and regular slope 3. A map, or aerial photograph, shows

examrobotsa's picture

Submitted by examrobotsa on

Q: 70 (CDS-I/2024)
Identify the type of drainage pattern on
the basis of the given characteristics :
1. It represents the most common
pattern of streams and their
tributaries
2. It occurs in areas of uniform rock
type and regular slope
3. A map, or aerial photograph, shows
a pattern like the veins on a leaf—
smaller streams join the main
stream at an acute angle.

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

CDS-I

The dendritic drainage pattern resembles the branching of tree roots. It is the most common drainage pattern, occurring when streams flow over a uniformly sloped ground.