What is a drainage basin? How is it different to the global hydrological cycle? Flashcards
1
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What is a drainage basin?
A
An area of land drained by a river and its tributaries (river system).
2
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What kind of systems are drainage basins?
A
local open systems
3
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How are drainage basins cascading systems?
A
One drainage basin’s outputs are the inputs to another.
4
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What is a watershed?
A
A ridge of high land separating drainage basins.
5
Q
What is a river?
A
A large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake or another river.
6
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What is a confluence?
A
The junction of two rivers of approximately equal width.
7
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What is a tributary?
A
A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.
8
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What is a mouth?
A
The point where the river comes to an end, usually when entering the sea or ocean
9
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What is a source?
A
The original point from which a river flows.
