What is a drainage basin? Describe how water moves through the drainage basin
What will be an ideal response?
A drainage basin is the area from which a stream gathers water. Different drainage basins are separated by divides, or higher ridges. The headwaters, or start of the stream, are closest to the divide, and then flow downslope, gaining additional water from tributaries, or smaller feeder streams. The stream flows to the sea, unless it ends up in a topographically low area to become a lake. Waters are introduced from groundwater.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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a) green taxes on automobile commuters. b) smart growth policies across the European Union. c) vast government investments in infrastructure. d) limiting urban sprawl.
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A) produce Earth's rotation. B) are phenomena that occur only at the equator. C) are responsible for the seasons. D) are factors that follow an irregular, random cycle.
One difference between any two different map projections must always be ________
A) scale B) how the geographic grid is arranged C) the number of degrees from the equator to the North Pole D) how accurately shapes are portrayed E) how accurately relative sizes are portrayed