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What is the imaginary line called which separates one drainage basin?
A divide.
A ridge of land that separates one watershed from another is what?
a divide
What is the area of land that a river collects its water from called?
I believe its called a water shed but I'm not completely sure about that.AnswerA watershed (one word) is a ridge or other dividing line between stream catchments, although the term is (confusingly) also applied to the catchment area. Another term is drainage basin.
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 feature separates the reykjanes ridge from the mid-Atlantic ridge?
A central valley.
Does a trench or a ridge curves down the middle of the Atlantic ocean basin?
A ridge, specifically the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
A mountain range that separates a river is called what?
Continental ridge
What is an example of a mountain ridge that separates river systems?
The Continental Divide of the Americas is an example of a mountain ridge that separates river systems. Further examples include Northern Divide or Laurentian Divide.
Is a mid ocean ridge a long narrow depression located in a deep ocean basin?
No. A mid-ocean ridge is a chain of mountains and volcanoes in an ocean basin at a site of sea floor spreading.
What is a mountain ridge that separates river systems?
continmental dividecontinental divide
Where is the youngest rock in an ocean basin found?
flanks of the oceanic ridge.
Where does rivers start?
The source or headwaters of a river or stream is the place from which the water in the river or stream originate. These sources are usually small springs found high up in the hills or mountains and near to what is called a drainage divide - a ridge of ground which separates land drainage systems with the waters on one side flowing to a different destination to the waters on the other.
