INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

NORTHEN PLALNS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
ganga and brahmaputra make the largest delta called
A
the sunderbans
B
the sunderibans
C
sandalbans
D
none of above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Ganges Brahmaputra Delta, also named Ganges Delta, Sunderban Delta or Bengal Delta is situated in Asia where the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers discharge into the Bay of Bengal. It is, with a surface area of some 100.000 km2, the world’s largest Delta.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the Ganga-Brahmaputra delta, one can find a special type of tree called the Sundari tree. Because of the abundance of these trees in those regions, they are also called the Sunderbans.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Arcuate-shaped delta. Ganga and Brahmaputra form the world’s largest delta. It is an arcuate-shaped delta. It is 400 km in length.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Sundarbans is a mangrove area in the delta formed by the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal.

Detailed explanation-5: -Background: Okavango Delta, otherwise known as the “Okavango Swamp, ‘’ is formed when water from the Angolan highlands flows onto the Okavango river, reaches a tectonic trough in the central Kalahari Desert, where it empties and evaporates without ever reaching the ocean.

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