SSC
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
Question
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tributary
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mouth
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confluence
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source
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Detailed explanation-1: -The place where a river enters a lake, larger river, or the ocean is called its mouth. River mouths are places of much activity. As a river flows, it picks up sediment from the river bed, eroding banks, and debris on the water.
Detailed explanation-2: -Definition of a river mouth. The mouth of a river is where a river or any other surface water course flows into the sea, a lake or any other larger body of water. In these areas, the sediment carried by the river is deposited.
Detailed explanation-3: -An example of a river mouth can be found where the Ohio River empties into the Mississippi River. In this case, the river’s mouth is also a confluence. Other times, the river mouth will be when a river meets the sea and creates a delta, such as when the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea.