(1) Meteorological/Climate factor:
-Rainfall intensity
-Rainfall amount
-Rainfall duration
-Distribution of rainfall over the drainage basin.
(2) Phsyiographic factors (e.g. watershed)
- watershed size
-Watershed shape
-watershed slope
(3) Vegetation
- Dense vegetation leads to less run-off while sparse vegetation leads to more run-off.
(4) Urban development.
- Roads and buildings have do not allow infiltration into the soil. Water will therefore run off directly into the stream, at a very fast rate and in significant volume.
The correct answer is - True.
The Rocky Mountains are the longest mountain range in North America. They have almost a north-south direction. These mountains are going all the way from the Alaska and Canada in the north, through the eastern part of the United States, and to the Mexican frontier. This mountain range is divided into several parts, Arctic Rockies (in the north), Northern Rockies (in Canada), Middle Rockies (through most of the United States), and Southern Rockies (at the Mexican frontier).
Answer:
Most estimates conclude [PDF] that the deal increased U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) by less than 0.5 percent, an addition of up to $80 billion to the U.S. economy upon full implementation, or several billion dollars of added growth per year.
