Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
river basin
English answer:
a large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor b : the entire tract of country drained by a river
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PRAKASH SHARMA
Jul 7, 2004 15:06
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river basin
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Social Sciences
Environment & Ecology
river basin, water sheds
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water buffalo, black buck
Any details my friends? Please provide it.
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water buffalo, black buck
Any details my friends? Please provide it.
K
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basin
3 a : a large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor b : the entire tract of country drained by a river and its tributaries c : a great depression in the surface of the lithosphere occupied by an ocean
3b should be what you want
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and you should be able to find ALL the others there, too.
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: http://www.haryana-online.com/Fauna/black_buck.htm & http://www.thefreedictionary.com/black buck good for the Black Buck (if Indian sub-continent) plenty of refs online for this one(important to specify location,for animal species names)WB inGeorgia too
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Geography
a river basin refers to the area of land that is drained by a river and its tributaries.
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