Watershed

The area of land drained by a river and its tributaries

• River Basin

• Channel

• Course

• Flow regime

Make the sentence true: The Cantabrian Watershed is the largest watershed in Spain

• The Atlantic Watershed

• The Mediterranean Watershed

• The sentence is correct/No changes

They have a regular flow of water.

• Mediterranean watershed

• Atlantic watershed

• Artic watershed

• Caspian and Black sea watershed

According to the sea or ocean it flows into, we classify rivers in Spain into...

• watering places

• water sets

• water cooling

• watersheds

What definition BEST describes a watershed?

• An area where water infiltrates the soil

• An area where aquatic plants and animals thrive

• An area where snow melts and changes into liquid water

• An area that collects precipitation and drains it to the lowest point

The boundaries of a watershed are determined by ___________

• Elevation

• Soil type

• The amount of water that flows

• The kinds of organisms found in the area

Where are you most likely to find a watershed?

• In a lake

• On a mountain top

• At the bottom of a valley

• Everywhere

Look closely at the map of the watershed below. If water enters the watershed at the top of the mountain where the arrow is pointing, at which point will it stop draining?

• Point A

• Point B

• Point C

• Point D

What is the primary function of a watershed in an ecosystem?

• To store water

• To drain water

• To filter pollutants

• To provide habitat

Which of the following best defines a watershed?

• A large body of water

• A land area that channels rainfall to creeks and rivers

• A type of water storage facility

• A method of water purification