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What is the definition of a drainage basin?
What is the definition of a drainage basin?
- The area in which overland flow approaches toward a drainage system
- The point where water flows out of the watershed
- Any portion of the earth's surface within a physical boundary defined by topographic slopes that divert all runoff to the same drainage outlet (correct)
- The part of the watershed where water is collected
What separates watersheds from each other?
What separates watersheds from each other?
- Main drainage system
- Catchment area
- Drainage basin
- Highland elevations called watershed divide (correct)
Where do watershed boundaries usually meet?
Where do watershed boundaries usually meet?
- At the highest ridgeline around the stream channels (correct)
- At the catchment area
- At the main drainage system
- At the point where water flows out of the watershed
What does a basin drain to?
What does a basin drain to?
What percentage of the total land area of the Philippines is estimated to belong to watersheds?
What percentage of the total land area of the Philippines is estimated to belong to watersheds?
What is the correct definition of a watershed?
What is the correct definition of a watershed?
What is the primary focus of Sheila Mae G. Kubik's presentation on watersheds?
What is the primary focus of Sheila Mae G. Kubik's presentation on watersheds?
What happens to rain falling at higher elevations in the context of watersheds?
What happens to rain falling at higher elevations in the context of watersheds?
What characterizes a watershed according to the information provided?
What characterizes a watershed according to the information provided?
According to the information provided, where does some rain go after it percolates deep into the soil?
According to the information provided, where does some rain go after it percolates deep into the soil?
What is the central role of women in the context of water, according to the gender principle?
What is the central role of women in the context of water, according to the gender principle?
What does the instrument principle argue about water?
What does the instrument principle argue about water?
What is the primary focus of Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM)?
What is the primary focus of Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM)?
What is one of the challenges confronting the formulation of the initial design for a Mindanao River Basin institutional arrangement and structure?
What is one of the challenges confronting the formulation of the initial design for a Mindanao River Basin institutional arrangement and structure?
What characterizes the institutional framework at the basin/s according to the text?
What characterizes the institutional framework at the basin/s according to the text?
What is the primary focus of Agenda 21 in relation to water resources?
What is the primary focus of Agenda 21 in relation to water resources?
Which principle of water management argues for an ecosystem and basin-based approach rather than a sectoral approach?
Which principle of water management argues for an ecosystem and basin-based approach rather than a sectoral approach?
What is the main objective of the River Basin Management Framework and Practical Tools discussed in the text?
What is the main objective of the River Basin Management Framework and Practical Tools discussed in the text?
What report stirred a broad global consensus to improve water management and sustainability?
What report stirred a broad global consensus to improve water management and sustainability?
Which development led to a broad global consensus to improve water management and sustainability?
Which development led to a broad global consensus to improve water management and sustainability?
