Unit III: Interpretation of Topographical Sheets Arrangement, identification and interpretation of topographical sheets of India; Delineation of drainage basin and its geographical significance; Profile: Transverse and longitudinal; Drainage network analysis: Linear and areal properties; Relationship between stream order, number and length. 

Unit IV: Analysis of Drainage Basin Relief aspect of drainage basin: (i) area-height curve, (ii) Altimetric frequency curve, (iii) Hypsographic curve, (iv) Hypsometric integral curve and (v) Clinographic curve. Development of slope and various methods of its analysis (Wentworth and Smith’s method).

Skill Level: Beginner