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What term describes the small topographic high points that separate tributaries?

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Answer: A drainage basin

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A drainage basin, also known as a catchment or watershed, is the area of land that captures precipitation and contributes runoff to a stream or stream segment (Figure). Drainage divides are local topographic high points that separate one drainage basin from another

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