AP Environmental Science / Unit 4: Earth Systems and Resources
4.6 Watersheds
Notes
A watershed is all the land that drains into a particular body of water.
- Its size, slope, soil and vegetation affect runoff and water quality.
- Activities anywhere in it affect the water downstream.
Practice
A watershed is defined by:
Drainage area.
Removing vegetation in a watershed tends to:
Less to slow water.
Fertilizer use upstream can cause:
Nutrients wash down.
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