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D2AR0N

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Describe five common drainage patterns and the conditions that typically form them.
 
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Define the following terms: drainage basis, drainage divide, interfluve, and valley.
 
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Answer to Question 1

The seven common patterns (students can choose any five) are:
dendritic: most familiar and also very efficient.
trellis: characteristic of dipping or folded topography.
radial: when streams flow off a central peak or dome
parallel: steep slopes
rectangular: faulted and jointed landscapes
annular: structural domes with concentric patterns of rock strata
deranged: glaciated shield regions

Answer to Question 2

drainage basin (watershed): an area of land where surface water converges into a single stream.
drainage divide: the line that separates adjacent drainage basins.
interfluve: the high ground that separates one valley from another.
valley: extensive area of land drained by river system.





 

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