PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
NORTHEN PLALNS
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Basin
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Coast
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Branch
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none of above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A watershed, also called a drainage basin or catchment, is an area drained by a river and its tributaries.
Detailed explanation-2: -Basin is watered by a river and it’s tributaries.
Detailed explanation-3: -The area drained by a river along with all its tributaries is called a catchment area or river basin.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -A tributary was originally a person or state that owed tribute to a more powerful person or state. Ancient China, for instance, had dozens of tributary states, and the emperor would receive elephants from Siam or young girls from Korea as tribute.