GEOLOGY
GEOMORPHOLOGY
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an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.
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Area of land that is drained by a river and its confluences
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Area of land that is drained by a river and its tributaries
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A river drainage basin is an area drained by a river and all of its tributaries. A river basin is made up of many different watersheds. A watershed is a small version of a river basin. Every stream and tributary has its own watershed, which drains to a larger stream or wetland.
Detailed explanation-2: -The term drainage describes the river. system of an area. Look at the physical map. You will notice that small streams flowing from different directions come together to form the main river, which ultimately drains into a large water body such as a lake or a sea or an ocean.
Detailed explanation-3: -A watershed, also called a drainage basin or catchment, is an area drained by a river and its tributaries.
Detailed explanation-4: -The area drained by a river along with all its tributaries is called a catchment area or river basin.
Detailed explanation-5: -A river basin is the portion of land drained by a river and its tributaries. It encompasses all of the land surface dissected and drained by many streams and creeks that flow downhill into one another, and eventually into the Milwaukee River.