Question.
What is meant by a water divide? Give an example.
Answer.
An elevated area such as upland or mountain that separates two neighboring drainage basins from each other, this elevated area is called a water divide.
Following are the examples of the water divide of India:
- The Ambala region of Haryana serves as the water divide between the Indus River Basin and the Ganges River Basin.
- The Western Ghats act as the water divide between the east-flowing river and the west-flowing river of the peninsular plateau.
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