Another name for a drainage basin is watershed or even a catchment basin/area
<u>Explanation</u>:
It is a piece of land where water collects and later drains off into the same outlet. This water gets collected from rain, snowfall, underground water and nearby narrow streams. They form a hierarchical pattern by connecting with other basins.
The drainage divide is what divides basins from one another by forming topographical barriers.Close basin is one type where there is a single point known as the sink within the basin where all the water collects. This sink could a lake which is dry or an area where all water on surface is lost underground.
This is due to the presence of the sea and the accompanying winds. Both of these factors help coastal communities retain more heat during the winters and are also able to cool off easier in the summers, thus having cooler summers and milder winters.
