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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).
Is there a drainage divide in Arizona?
yes
What is the high ground between two drainage basins called?
a drainage divide
The Pyrenees divide which two countries?
AnswerFrance and Spain.Note also that there is one country in the Pyrenees mountains, Andorra.
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.
The Continental Divide is located along the top of which mountains?
The North American Continental Divide is located along the top of the Rocky Mountains.
