3 - Drainage Basin Systems

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A ………………………………. is the area of land drained by a river system (a river and its tributaries).

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Drainage Basin

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Drainage basins are separated by ………………………….

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Watersheds

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The section labelled A is known as the

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source

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The section labelled D is known as the

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tributary

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True or False: Water underground feeds into drainage basins.

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True

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Water turning into water vapour

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Evaporation

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The loss of water from leaves of plants

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transpiration

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The deposition of water from the atmosphere in liquid (rain) or solid (snow) form

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Precipitation

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All water flowing on the earth’s surface

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Surface Runoff or overland flow

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The sum of evaporation from the earth’s surface together with the transpiration from plants

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Evapotranspiration