A drainage divide that separates drainage basins that empty into different bodies of water surrounding a continent is known as
A)a catchment.
B)a delta.
C)a continental divide.
D)an interfluve.
E)a rill.

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A continental divide separates drainage basins that empty into different bodies of water surrounding a continent, such as the divide between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans in North America. A catchment refers to the total area drained by a river or stream, a delta is a landform at the mouth of a river where it meets the ocean or other body of water, an interfluve is a ridge of high ground that separates adjacent valleys, and a rill is a small stream or channel.

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