catchment area

Question 1

what is a catchment area

Answer 1

an area of land whose lakes and rivers empty out into the same larger body of water. it will catch both surface water and ground water over that region. The catchment area is determined by natural boundaries(lines formed by the land). water will flow down slopes/higher ground towards the basin.

Question 2

What are the human disturbances

Answer 2

agricultural, industrial, and urban developmeent

Question 3

ex of human disturbances

Answer 3

contaminants up stream of the basin can be spread anywhere down stream

the creation of a resevoir up stream from a hydroelectric power plant

Question 4

what affects speed

Answer 4

topography,climate(winds),vegetation(trees),humans,geology(type of rock,soil)