SOILS AND NATURAL VEGETATION
NATURAL VEGETATION INDIA
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Question
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A watershed is-
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tank to collect water
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high piece of land that catches rainfall and other precipitates and divides the flow of water
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a place where only water is collected
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a place where precipitate is removed from water
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A watershed is an area of land that drains or “sheds” water into a specific waterbody. Every body of water has a watershed. Watersheds drain rainfall and snowmelt into streams and rivers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ridges and hills that separate two watersheds are called the drainage divide.
Detailed explanation-3: -Watershed refers to an area of land where all the water drains to a central point, such as a lake, river or stream. A watershed refers to an area of land that comprises a set of streams or rivers that drain into a larger water body like an ocean or a river.
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