Drainage Baisin Flashcards
1
Q
What is the watershed?
A
The dividing line between one river basin and the next . It’s usually a ridge of higher land
2
Q
Where does the mouth of the river flow into?
A
Into a lake or the sea
3
Q
What could the source of the river be?
A
It could be a spring, a lake, a melting glacier or a hollow
4
Q
What is a confluence?
A
Where two parts of a river join
5
Q
What is a floodplain?
A
The flat land beside a river which may flood
6
Q
Small rivers join to the main one. These are called…
A
Tributaries
