9th Class Social Science Drainage Question Bank 9th CBSE Social Science Drainage

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       (i) How are the most of the freshwater lakes in the Himalayan region formed? Give two examples of freshwater lakes of this region. (ii) How is Sambhar lake useful?  

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                      (i) Most of the freshwater lakes are in the Himalayan region. They are of the glacial origin. They are formed when glaciers dug out a basin, which was later filled with snowmelt. Examples of such lakes are Bhimtal, Nainital, Dal lake. etc. India's largest freshwater lake is the Wular lake. (ii) Sambhar lake is India's largest inland salt water lake. It is located in Rajasthan in an inland drainage. It is important source of salt in India. It is famous for  production of edible salt here.


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