Drainage Basin 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyRivers and fluvial processesASCIE Created by: Max OscarCreated on: 29-03-22 18:43 What a system? Made of inputs, stores, processes and outputs linked by flows 1 of 11 What is a drainage basin? Area of land drained by a river and its tributaries 2 of 11 What is the drainage basin system? Open or Closed? Scale? Local open system 3 of 11 What is an important part of a drainage basin system? The Hydrological Cycle 4 of 11 What is the Hydrological cycle? The continuous movement of water on the earth between the atmosphere (air), lithosphere (rocks), biosphere (plants & animals) 5 of 11 Is the Earth an open or closed system? Closed system 6 of 11 Why is the Earth a closed system? Water on Earth is recirculated/recycled: Moves from air to vegetation to rock & back to the air again Water is not lost or gained on Earth 7 of 11 What are the key features of a drainage basin? - Watershed - Mouth - Confluence - Source 8 of 11 What is a watershed? Crest of hill that separates different drainage basins 9 of 11 What is a spring? A point where water flows out of a the ground 10 of 11 What is a Delta? Depositional landform at a river's mouth e.g. the Nile 11 of 11
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