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Awatershedisthatareaofland_____.
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attheheadwatersofariver
containingallthestreamsandriversbelowthehighestpointofland
fromwhichwateralwaysdrainstoacommonpointonadownslopebodyofwater
fromwhichwateralwaysdrainsdirectlyintoanocean
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Thetermwatershed_____.
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onlyreferstoruraldrainageareassurroundinglakesandstreams
isusedtodescribemountainousareaswhereriversbegin
describestheareaoflandthatdrainsonlyintoalakeorpond
isrelative,referringtoeitherasmallorlargedrainagearea
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Awatershedisourenvironmentalneighborhoodbecause_____.
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weallliveinawatershed
mostpoliticalboundariesaredrawnalongwatershedboundaries
pollutionremainswithinawatershed'sboundaries
allofourdrinkingwatercomesfromaonespecificwatershed

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Ariverbasinisthe_____.
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watershedforariverthatdoesnothavemajortributaries
watershedattheterminusofariver
headwaterofariver
collectivegroupingofallwatershedsthatcomposeamajorriversystem
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The\"HydrologicUnitCode\"is_____.
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Whatimpactscanurbandevelopmentcanhaveonawatershed?
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Slowthedischargeofpollutiondirectlyintothestream
Increasepollutiondischargeddirectlyintothestream
Decreasetheamountofrainfallthatrunsoffintostormdrainsandditches
Increasetheamountofrainfallthatrunsoffintostormdrainsandditches
Raisethetemperatureofwaterdischargedtothestream
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Pollutioninanurbanareaismainlyfrompointsourceslikefactories,refineries,andgasstations.
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Althoughsurfacewaterandgroundwaterareoftentreatedasseparateresources,theyactuallyformaninterconnectedsystem.
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Whereisagreatplacetofindoutwhatwatersourcesyourcommunitydependsonfordrinkingwater?
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TheEPALocalDrinkingWaterInformationClearinghouse
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TheCOMETProgram
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Pesticide,herbicide,phosphate,andsewagecontaminationareruralwaterqualityproblemsandrarelyaffecturbanwatersheds.
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Floodingismostlikelywhenahighrainfallrateiscoupledwithahighinfiltrationcapacity,suchaswouldoccurinacity.
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Whyareurbanizedwatershedsmorepronetoflashfloodingthanruralwatersheds?
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Ruralareashavelessrunoffthanurbanareas.
Urbanareashavefasterrunoffthanruralareas.
Ruralareashavemoreimperviouscoverthanurbanareas.
Urbanareashavelowerstreamdensitiesthanruralareas.
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WhichofthefollowingisNOTanenvironmentalimpactofdroughtonawatershed?
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Reducedsoilmoisture
Reducedwaterlevelsinlakes,reservoirs,andwetlands
Reducedstreamandspringwaterflow
Reducedlandsubsidence
Reducedwaterquality
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Seriouswatershortfallsanddroughtscanoccurwithinawatershedifthedemandforwaterexceedsthenaturalsupply,evenduringperiodsof
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