The fertile land between two rivers is called (1) Watershed (2) Water divide (3) Doab (4) Terai

The fertile land between two rivers is called (1) Watershed (2) Water divide (3) Doab (4) Terai
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The fertile land between two rivers is called – (1) Watershed (2) Water divide (3) Doab (4) Terai

Description : The fertile land between two rivers is called – (1) Watershed (2) Water divide (3) Doab (4) Terai

Last Answer : (3) Doab Explanation: Doab is a term used in India and Pakistan for a "tongue" or tract of land lying between two confluent rivers. Unqualified by the names of any rivers, it designates ... and Uttarakhand state in India, extending from the Sivalik Hills to the two rivers' confluence at Allahabad,

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Last Answer : Indira Gandhi Canal

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Last Answer : Eastern Ghats are lower than the Western Ghats

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Last Answer : Ans: (d)

The term "Doab" means – (1) a land between two mountains (2) a land between two lakes (3) a land between two rivers (4) a land between two seas

Description : The term "Doab" means – (1) a land between two mountains (2) a land between two lakes (3) a land between two rivers (4) a land between two seas

Last Answer : (3) a land between two rivers Explanation: Doab is a term used in India and Pakistan for the "tongue," or tract of land lying between two converging, or confluent, rivers. It is similar to an ... to the confluence of two rivers (esp. that between the Ganges and Jumna). Physical Geography (Set: 04)

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