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The area drained by a single river system is called a Drainage basin.

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The above statement is true.
The river system of an area is best described with the term drainage. A system where the water flows from the upper level to the lower level is called Drainage. A drainage basin is an area that is drained by a single river system. A drainage basin is also commonly known as a catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, or river basin. An elevated mountain or an elevated upland separating two drainage basins is called a Water divide. The broad relief features of the subcontinent mainly control the drainage systems of India. The major division of the Indian rivers is into two parts- the Himalayan rivers and the Peninsular rivers.

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