What Is A Drainage Basin? Flashcards
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Tributary
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A small river that joins a large river
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Source
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The beginning of a river usually in the uplands
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River
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A body of water that flows downhill to the sea
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Confluence
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The joining of tributaries to a wide river
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Drainage basin
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The area drained by a river system
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Water shed
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The boundary of a drainage basin usually high land
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Mouth
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Where the river meets the sea
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Catchment
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The area from which the water drains into particular drainage basin
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Channel
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Is the confines of a river the area through which the river flows
