river environments - drainage basin

Question 1

inputs of a drainage basin

Answer 1

energy from sun, precipitation,

Question 2

output of a drainage basin

Answer 2

river’s discharge, water that has been evaporated

Question 3

three types of drainage basins

Answer 3

• those that collect and deliver water to the sea
• those that are part of a much larger drainage basin
• those that lead to ‘inland’ seas or lakes

Question 4

what is a drainage basin?

Answer 4

an area of land that is drained by a river and its tributaries

Question 5

inputs

Answer 5

how water is introduced into the drainage Bain system, this is known as precipitation

Question 6

stores

Answer 6

how water is stored or held for a period of time within the drainage basin system, surface storage (lakes), soil moisture

Question 7

transfers

Answer 7

a process or flow of water from one place to another in the drainage basin system, surface run off, infiltration, percolation

Question 8

outputs

Answer 8

how the water is released either back to the sea or back into the atmosphere, river discharge, evaporation, transpiration