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watershed vocab.
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |