Drainage Basins Flashcards
0
Q
Which part of the hydrological cycle goes on in a drainage basin?
A
The part that happens on land
1
Q
What is a drainage basin?
A
The area of land drained by a river
2
Q
What does water do in a drainage basin?
A
It flows through them and is stored in them
3
Q
What is an input of a drainage basin?
A
Precipitation
4
Q
What are drainage basins separated by?
A
A boundary called a watershed
5
Q
Name a feature of a drainage basin?
A
They’re ridges of high land, and the water falling either side of the ridges will go into different drainage basins
6
Q
What is a tributary?
A
A smaller river that joins a main river
7
Q
What is it called where a river starts?
A
The source
8
Q
What is a confluence?
A
A point where two rivers join
9
Q
What is it called where a river flows into the sea or a lake?
A
The mouth
