L3 Draining basins

Question 1

What is a drainage basin?

Answer 1

The area of land drained by a river and its tributaries

Question 2

Define confluence

Answer 2

Where two rivers meet at a junction

Question 3

Define source (of a river)

Answer 3

The beginning of a river

Question 4

Define tributary

Answer 4

Smaller rivers that join to a big river

Question 5

Define watershed

Answer 5

The boundary of the drainage basin

Question 6

Define main river channel

Answer 6

The main river (or the groove in which the river runs)

Question 7

Define mouth (of a river)

Answer 7

Where the end of the river meets the sea

Question 8

Term for: the beginning of a river

Answer 8

Source

Question 9

Term for: where two rivers meet a junction

Answer 9

Confluence

Question 10

Term for: area of land drained by a river

Answer 10

Drainage basin

Question 11

Term for: end of a river where it meets the sea

Answer 11

Mouth

Question 12

Term for: smaller river that join the big river

Answer 12

Tributary

Question 13

Term for: the boundary of a drainage basin

Answer 13

Watershed

Question 14

Term for: the groove in the land where most of the water flows

Answer 14

Main river channel