A drainage divide that separates drainage basins that empty into different bodies of water surrounding a continent are know as
A) catchments.
B) deltas.
C) continental divides.
D) interfluves.

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The term "continental divide" refers to a drainage divide that separates drainage basins that empty into different bodies of water surrounding a continent. It is a high point or ridge along the continent's highest peaks, marking the boundary that separates the major drainage basins of a continent.

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