Watersheds and River Basins Exercise

Watersheds and River Basins

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Watersheds and River Basins

Study how land areas drain into common bodies of water through watersheds and river basin systems.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    What is a watershed?

  2. MultiChoice

    What is another common name for a watershed?

  3. MultiChoice

    What boundary separates one watershed from another?

  4. MultiChoice

    Where do small streams in a watershed originate?

  5. MultiChoice

    What is the point where a river flows into a larger body of water like an ocean or lake called?

  6. MultiChoice

    What are smaller streams that flow into a main river called?

  7. MultiChoice

    Which force pulls water downward through a watershed toward lower elevation?

  8. MultiChoice

    What determines the direction that water flows across a watershed?

  9. MultiChoice

    Can a small watershed be part of a much larger watershed?

  10. MultiChoice

    Which is the largest river basin in North America?

  11. MultiChoice

    What feature often forms at the mouth of a river where sediment is deposited as the water slows?

  12. MultiChoice

    Why does everything done on the land in a watershed affect downstream areas?