Drainage basin key terms
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- Q 1/7Score 0The start point of a river. It is the point that is furthest from the rivers mouth usually in an upland (mountainous) area29Source
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- Q1The start point of a river. It is the point that is furthest from the rivers mouth usually in an upland (mountainous) areaSource30s
- Q2The total length of all streams in the basin divided by the total area of the basinDrainage density30s
- Q3Where the river ends its journey flowing into the sea or lakeRiver mouth30s
- Q4The boundary between two drainage basins marked by a ridge of highlandWatershed30s
- Q5The area which is drained by a river and its tributariesDrainage basin30s
- Q6The point at which two rivers joinConfluence30s
- Q7A small river which joins a larger riverTributary30s
