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What is the role of a water divide in a Himalayan river system?

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Correct answer: It separates two river basins

The direct answer is A, it separates two river basins. A water divide is a raised area such as a ridge, hill, or mountain range. Rain falling on one side flows into one drainage basin, while rain falling on the other side flows into another basin. Thus, the divide marks the boundary between areas drained by different rivers or river systems. Option A is correct. Option B, turning a river into the sea, is impossible; a river may flow into a sea, but a divide does not transform it. Option C, drinking river water, is a humorous but geographically meaningless statement. Option D, turning a delta into a mountain, is also incorrect because a delta is built by deposition near a river mouth, not by a water divide. In Himalayan geography, high ridges can separate the drainage systems of major rivers. Memory cue: divide the rainfall, divide the basins.

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Water DivideRiver BasinDrainage

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