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Explain the difference between a drainage basin and a drainage divide?
A drainage basin is an extent or area of land where water from rain and melting snow or ice drains downhill into a body of water, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea or ocean. A drainage divide is the line separating neighbouring drainage basins (catchments).
The Pyrenees divide which two countries?
AnswerFrance and Spain.Note also that there is one country in the Pyrenees mountains, Andorra.
Is there a drainage divide in Arizona?
yes
What is the high ground between two drainage basins called?
a drainage divide
How are a divide and a drainage basin related?
they have land
Do the Appalachian Mountains touch the Blue Ridge Mountains?
No. The Appalachian Mountains run down the eastern sea-board of the US, while the Rockey Mountains run down the country a little west of center (also called the Continental Divide).
What is the high ground between drainage basins called?
Because, drainage basins are high elevated
Drainage basins are separated from each other by an area of higher ground called a?
Drainage basins are separated from each other by an area of higher ground called a divide. This divide helps to direct water within a specific drainage basin, preventing water from flowing into neighboring basins.
What is the imaginary line called which separates one drainage basin?
A divide.
What is the technical word for the Continental Divide?
It is a hydrological divide or drainage divide. Some also call it a ridgeline, watershed or water parting.
Why do you think the continental divide is located where it is?
Continental divides are typically heightened land areas that separate drainage basins. The Great Divide, often referred to as the Continental Divide, is located along the Rocky Mountains. This is because it is the highest land mass in the area.
What large mountain range separates asia and europe?
There are two mountain ranges dividing Europe and Asia: The Ural Mountains divided Russia and Kazakhstan, ultimately the continents of Europe and Asia. The Caucasus Mountains divide Georgia and Azerbaijan, ultimately the continents of Europe and Asia. Armenia, another Caucasus State that doesn't touch the Caucasus, is a geo-political European country. The Caucasus also run through Russia, but do not divide the country between Europe and Asia in this part.
