SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The beginning of a river is called the
A
start
B
waterfall
C
spring
D
source
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -All rivers have a starting point where water begins its flow. This source is called a headwater.

Detailed explanation-2: -Flexi Says: The source is where the river starts usually in mountains while the mouth of the river is where it enters a larger body of water such as a lake or an ocean. Most rivers have a number of tributaries that meet to form larger streams that make up the main river.

Detailed explanation-3: -The source of a river may be a lake, a marsh, a spring or a glacier. Generally, the glacier of the highest mountain region is the primary source of the river. Where the river is formed through the flow of snow-melt water.

Detailed explanation-4: -A tributary is a freshwater stream that feeds into a larger stream, river or other body of water.

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