ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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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. These smaller bodies of water flow into larger ones, including lakes, bays, and oceans.
Detailed explanation-2: -A watershed, also called a drainage basin or catchment, is an area drained by a river and its tributaries.
Detailed explanation-3: -A watershed describes an area of land that contains a common set of streams and rivers that all drain into a single larger body of water, such as a larger river, a lake or an ocean.
Detailed explanation-4: -A watershed is a unit of area that covers all the land which contributes runoff to a common point or outlet surrounded by a ridgeline.