2006-06-21 13:46:26 · 4 answers · asked by becslecky 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
It's an imaginary line that connects the points at which a drop of water would flow either east or west, to the atlantic or pacific ocean. Dump a bucket of water east of the line, it goes to the Atlantic. Dump it west of the line, it's heading for the Pacific.
2006-06-21 13:55:22 · answer #1 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The divide is the exact place where water flows either east or west to the oceans, if your mountain range runs north to south. In other words, if you were standing right on the divide and your poured a bucket of water out on your East side, that water would eventually make it's way to the eastern ocean. If you poured in out on your west side, it would flow to the western ocean. This is the continental divide.
2006-06-21 20:54:10 · answer #2 · answered by Faulk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Rocky Mountains are called the Continental Devide, water flows west to the Pacific on one side, and east to the atlantic on the other. I think that's it.
2006-06-23 09:26:10 · answer #3 · answered by Michael J B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is were the water splits to the in the mountains and either goes to the Atlantic or pacific oceans
2006-06-21 20:51:46 · answer #4 · answered by pinkfloyd_money01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋