Stream Drainage Patterns and Watersheds

The area of land drained by this river and its tributaries is best described as the river's

• topography

• watershed

• water table

• floodplain

The satellite photograph below shows the Mississippi River entering into the Gulf of Mexico. Arrows show the direction of river flow.

This depositional feature in the Gulf of Mexico is best identified as

• a delta

• a sandbar

• a barrier island

• an outwash plain

The diagram below represents a geologic landscape. Which type of stream drainage pattern formed on this landscape?

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The block diagram below represents the under-lying bedrock structure of a landscape region. Which diagram represents the most likely stream drainage pattern on the surface of this landscape?

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The block diagram below represents the drainage basins of some river systems separated by highland divides, shown with dashed lines. The arrows show the directions of surface-water flow. The three areas separated by highland divides are called

• meanders

• floodplains

• watersheds

• tributaries

The maps below labeled A, B, and C, show three different stream drainage patterns. Which factor is primarily responsible for causing these three different drainage patterns?

• bedrock structure

• amount of precipitation

• stream discharge

• prevailing winds

The map below shows a stream drainage pattern. Arrows show the direction of stream flow. On which landscape region did this drainage pattern most likely develop?

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Which map best shows the complete stream drainage pattern for this mountain?

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Which stream drainage pattern would most likely develop at the surface of this region?

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Which factor is primarily responsible for causing these three different drainage patterns?

• amount of precipitation

• bedrock structure

• stream discharge

• prevailing winds