Drainage Basin

Question 1

Drainage Basin

Answer 1

Area of land drained by the river

Question 2

Watershed

Answer 2

Edge of highland surrounding a drainage basin, marks the boundary between two drainage basins

Question 3

Source

Answer 3

The beginning or start of a a river

Question 4

River

Answer 4

Natural wide flows of freshwater across land that store water temporarily before water flows to another water body

Question 5

Tributary

Answer 5

A stream or smaller river which joins a larger stream or river

Question 6

Confluence

Answer 6

The point at which two rivers or streams join.

Question 7

River banks

Answer 7

Physical confine of river

Question 8

Distributary

Answer 8

Where rivers branch off to form smaller streams

Question 9

Mouth

Answer 9

The point where the river comes to an end, usually when entering teh sea.

Question 10

Groundwater

Answer 10

Water that’s stored in layers of soil and rocks following percolation of water, lying above an impermeable layer.

Question 11

Water table

Answer 11

The top level of saturated ground in the soil - it rises and falls depending on the amount of rain

Question 12

Definition of drainage basin

Answer 12

The drainage basin or catchment area is an area of land drained by a. River and its tributaries. It is seen as an open system, comprising inputs, flows/transfers, outputs and storage . The amount of water in the system, in the basin varies over time, since water can be added in the form of precipitation and lost in the form of evapotranspiration