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Category - Caring for Our Water

What is the term for an area of land in which all the groundwater and draining surface water ends up in the same location?
  1. Watershed
  2. Catchment basin
  3. Well zone
  4. Reservoir
Explanation
Answer: A - An area of land in which all the groundwater and draining surface water ends up in the same location is known as a watershed. Watersheds are often the bases from which all of the water for a particular jurisdiction is provided. Some are large; some are small. The United States has over 2,000 watersheds.
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