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A basin is
a bowl shaped landform surrounded by higher land.
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Lakes tend to fill in basins because all water flows downhill into the lower land. Not all basins fill with water, but sand and dust fall down from the higher land. |
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Related Terms river basin - a basin that is not bowl shaped and has a river running through it; one end of the basin must be low enough for the river to flow toward a larger body of water |
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