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Drainage System
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 Radial and Centripetal drainage pattern

Answer

Radial Pattern of Drainage

Centripetal Pattern of Drainage

(i)When the rivers originate from a hill and flow in all directions, the drainage pattern is known as ‘radial’.
(ii)The rivers originating from the Amarkantak range present a good example of it.

(i)When the rivers discharge their waters from all directions in a lake or depression, the pattern is known as ‘centripetal’.

(ii)Sambhar lake in Rajasthan is an example of the pattern.

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