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Gurmeet Singh posted an Question
August 28, 2020 • 23:51 pm 30 points
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Sir please explain this line.

Horizontal Strata Dendritic (branching or treelike) drainage patterns typically develop on horizontal strata and cut canyons or valleys in which progressively older rock units are exposed at depth (see Fig.). The result is that the map patterns of horizontal strata parallel stream valley

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    Rahul kumar best-answer

    The valley created in Horizontal strata will show parallel contours because bedding plane depth will vary similarly as of the valley depth.

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    sir they are talking about parallel steam valley, sir stream valley is parallel of what.

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    sir.

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    Sajan sarthak

    may be words violation of anyguide lines

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    sir can you please let me the guidelines or advice. i mailed a lots of time.

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    sir message is deleting automatically. why it happens again and again.

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    Sajan sarthak Best Answer

    Drainage basin are of different types incase of dendritic pattern horizontal starta is cut down by the main river as well as the tributary so creating branch like pattern. when observed in map view this will look like tree branch. image attached below

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    sir also explain the meaning of last line - "escarpment and gentle slopes...... outcrop pattern"

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    sir also explain the meaning of last line - "escarpment and gentle slopes...... outcrop pattern" sir.

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