Drainage Basins Flashcards
1
Q
What are drainage basins?
A
A certain area that all the rain that goes in, goes to a certain river or stream.
2
Q
What is a channel?
A
A channel is where a small river flows.
3
Q
What is the mouth of a river?
A
Its where the river turns into a lake or an ocean.
4
Q
What is a watershed?
A
It’s The line that divides the two river basins.
5
Q
What is the source?
A
Where the river starts.
6
Q
What is a tributary?
A
It’s smaller rivers that join the main river.
7
Q
What is a confluence?
A
The point where two rivers meet.
