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Identify the type of drainage pattern on the basis of the given characteristics :
\n1. It represents the most common pattern of streams and their tributaries
\n2. It occurs in areas of uniform rock type and regular slope
\n3. A map, or aerial photograph, shows a pattern like the veins on a leaf\u2014smaller streams join the main stream at an acute angle<\/p>\n

[amp_mcq option1=”Dendritic” option2=”Radial” option3=”Trellis” option4=”Centripetal” correct=”option1″]<\/p>\n

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\nThe characteristics describe a Dendritic drainage pattern:
\n1. It represents the most common pattern of streams and their tributaries: The dendritic pattern is indeed the most widespread and common drainage pattern.
\n2. It occurs in areas of uniform rock type and regular slope: This pattern develops where the underlying rock structure is homogeneous and offers no particular resistance or guidance to the flow of water, allowing streams to erode and branch freely.
\n3. A map, or aerial photograph, shows a pattern like the veins on a leaf\u2014smaller streams join the main stream at an acute angle: The branching, tree-like appearance where tributaries join the main channel at angles less than 90 degrees is characteristic of a dendritic pattern, resembling the venation of a leaf.
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\nRadial drainage patterns occur around a central elevated point (like a volcano). Trellis patterns develop in folded mountain areas where alternating resistant and less resistant rock layers create a grid-like pattern of main streams and shorter tributaries joining at right angles. Centripetal patterns occur when streams converge towards a central depression or basin.
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Identify the type of drainage pattern on the basis of the given characteristics : 1. It represents the most common pattern of streams and their tributaries 2. It occurs in areas of uniform rock type and regular slope 3. A map, or aerial photograph, shows a pattern like the veins on a leaf\u2014smaller streams join … <\/p>\n

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