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What is it called when The land that supplies water to a river system is a?

Watershed- the area of land where all of the water drains into a common water body, such as a river, lake, or ocean.


What is the sinking of land due to the over pumping of ground water supplies called?

The sinking of land due to over-pumping of groundwater supplies is called land subsidence. This occurs when underground aquifers are depleted faster than they can be recharged, causing the land above them to sink or settle. Land subsidence can lead to infrastructure damage, decreased water quality, and other environmental issues.


What proccess does water move from water to land?

The process by which water moves from water bodies to land is called precipitation. This process involves the water vapor in the atmosphere condensing and falling to the ground in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail. This water then infiltrates the soil, replenishing groundwater supplies and sustaining plant and animal life on land.


What is a water shed?

The land area that supplies water to a river stream.I think this is incorrect:my understanding is that a drainage basin is somthing that supplies a river or stream, a water shed is a dividing line between drainage basins?


What do people in the great artesian basin of Australia irrigate their grazing land with?

People in the Great Artesian Basin of Australia primarily irrigate their grazing land with water from the basin itself. The basin is a vast underground water source that supplies water to support agriculture and livestock grazing in the region.