Drainage Basins as Open Systems

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A level Geography - Physical Mind Map on Drainage Basins as Open Systems, created by Liam Cooney on 24/04/2017.
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Drainage Basins as Open Systems
  1. Open System - A system containing inputs and outputs
    1. Drainage Basins are open systems, as they contain a number of inputs and outputs.
      1. Inputs: Precipitation
        1. Outputs: Transpiration, Evaporation, Channel Flow
      2. Closed System - A system that does not contain inputs or outputs. Instead, everything in the system will travel around the system indefinitely
        1. The Water Cycle as a whole is a close system. This is because no water is created or leaves Earth.
        2. Drainage Basin Diagram
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