Which statement best describes what happens at the site of a divide?

Streams and small rivers flow into a larger river and then to a coast.

Water from rain and snow flows down the sides of mountains.

Streams on each side of the divide flow in opposite directions.

Water collects in wetlands and prevents erosion at the coast.

Option (3)

Explanation:

A drainage divide is a high elevated ridge that separates two watershed or catchment basins. The water flows over the tributaries on both the side of the drainage divide and empties into the separate water bodies such as rivers and streams in the opposite directions.

When a huge mountain range forms a drainage divide, then it is termed as the dividing range.

The drainage divide is mainly divided into 3 types. They are as follows-

(1) Continental divides

(2) Major divides

(3) Minor divides.

Hence, the correct answer is option (3).

C. Streams on each side of the divide flow in opposite directions.

Explanation:

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