Multiple Choice
A drainage basin
A) Includes the area from which surface water flows into a stream segment.
B) For a river includes all the drainage basins for that river's tributaries.
C) Increases in size and proportion to the size of the stream or river it feeds, for the same climate.
D) All of the choices are correct.
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
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