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Term | Definition |
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eutrophication | an increase in the amount of nutrients in a body of water |
abiotic | non-living components that affect an organism |
biotic | living organisms in an enviroment |
ecosystem | place consisting of biotic and abiotic things |
topography | shape of the land determined by elevation |
river | a large stream |
river source | beginning of a river |
river mouth | place were a river empties out |
tributary | a place where small bodies of water (streams) meet larger bodies of water (river) |
divide | a ridge of land that separates on drainage basin or water shed from another |
drainage basin | land area which a river and its tributaries collect its water |
delta | land form made of sediment |
watershed | a region draining into a river |