Discussion
The area enclosed in between ridge line or ‘drainage divide‘ that contributes the runoff towards a common outlets is termed as?
Answer: A
The keyed term is Watershed.
A watershed is the area bounded by the ridge line or drainage divide, from which all runoff drains to a common outlet. It is the basic unit for planning soil and water conservation, so it is the term this definition is written for in soil conservation texts.
'Catchment' is used in much the same sense, especially in hydrology and for the area draining to a river gauging point or a reservoir, but the paper's soil conservation wording follows the watershed definition. A basin usually means the whole drainage area of a large river, made up of many watersheds.
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