Explain the following terms : (a) Inland drainage (b) Paddock (c) Sheep stations (d) Coral polyos
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(a) Inland drainage refers to the drainage system where the streams of the rivers do not meet into an ocean or a sea instead they empty their waters in an Inland ocean or a lake. Characteristics of Inland drainage system. 1. The stream ends in an inland body such as a lake.
(b) usually enclosed area used especially for pasturing or exercising animals led the sheep into the paddock especially : an enclosure where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race. b Australia and New Zealand : an often enclosed field
( c)very large sheep farm.
"they moved to Muntham, a sheep station of 57,300 acres on the Wannon River
(D) polyp in zoology is one of two forms found in the phylum Cnidaria, the other being the medusa. Polyps are roughly cylindrical in shape and elongated at the axis of the vase-shaped body
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(a) Inland drainage: Inland drainage is that drainage in which rivers do not reach an ocean or sea but empty their waters in a lake or an inland sea. Body. Main Characteristics of Inland Drainage: In inland drainage streams join lakes or inland seas. They are fed by rainy water.
(b) Paddock: a usually enclosed area used especially for pasturing or exercising animals led the sheep into the paddock especially : an enclosure where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race. b Australia and New Zealand : an often enclosed field.
(c) Sheep stations: A sheep station is a large property in Australia or New Zealand, whose main activity is the raising of sheep for their wool and/or meat. In Australia, sheep stations are usually in the south-east or south-west of the country. In New Zealand the Merinos are usually in the high country of the South Island.
(d) Coral polyos: A polyp in zoology is one of two forms found in the phylum Cnidaria, the other being the medusa. Polyps are roughly cylindrical in shape and elongated at the axis of the vase-shaped body.
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