What is a drainage divide? A) A ridge or strip of high ground separating one drainage basin from another. B) The arrangement of a stream and its tributaries. C) The total area drained by a stream and its tributaries. D) The area where a stream flows into a lake or ocean.

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7 January, 21:23

What is a drainage divide? A) A ridge or strip of high ground separating one drainage basin from another. B) The arrangement of a stream and its tributaries. C) The total area drained by a stream and its tributaries. D) The area where a stream flows into a lake or ocean.

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Julio Valenzuela · Answer 1

A) A ridge or strip of high ground separating one drainage basin from another

Explanation:

A drainage divide is an area with an increase in height of the land or elevated terrain which seperates neighbouring drainage basins. This may be in a form of a single range of hills or mountains