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In a gcse geog paper would you label a dotted line around a river system 'watershed' or 'drainage basin'?
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What is an the area of land in which water drains into a stream system?
drainage basin
What is main function of watershed?
Technically, a watershed is the dividing ridge between two catchments. A Catchment is the area of land with a common drainage system.
What land area supplies water to a river system?
The catchment is the correct answer. Commonly folk say 'watershed' but the watershed is the boundary (ridges etc) of the catchment.
A river and its tributaries are?
the main river and all of its tributaries are called a river system. The land drained by the river system is called a drainage basin. Drainage basins are separated by the high land in between, known as a divide or watershed.
What is the name for the land that is drained by the river system?
a watershed, also called a drainage basin, is an area drained by a river.
The most common drainage pattern is?
A drainage map shows the watershed of an area, the direction and elevation that water flows from into a stream, river, or lake.
What are the example of drainage pattern?
narmada river
How does the drainage system work in mumbai?
they are still building a drainage system
What is the difference between the drainage system at the times of harappan civilisation and the modern drainage system?
The drainage system of harappan civilization was very well civilized system
What is a river system?
Every river is part of a larger river system which includes the river and any tributaries that branch off of it.
What is the definition of external separate drainage system?
A drainage system that is additional to the normal one.
Does the Indus Valley Civilisation have a drainage system?
Yes,it does.The Indus Valley Civilisation drainage system is a roadside type of drainage.
