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1. Groundwater, lakes, reservoirs, rivers, Chesapeak Bay and the Atlantic Ocean are types of what? |
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| 2. Water stored underground that most people depend on to drink is? |
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| 3. What is a large body of water that is surrounded by land? |
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| 4. What is a natural or artificial holding area used to store, regulate, or control water? |
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| 5. What is a large body of water that flows for many miles? |
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| 6. What is a body of water that is surrounded by land on three sides and opens to the ocean? |
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| 7. _______________is vital to Virginia because it supports farming, forestry, generating electric power, the manufacturing processes and habitats? |
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| 7 B. Why is water vital to Virginia? |
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| Because it supports farming, foresty, generates electric power and the supports the manufacturing process and habitats. |
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| 8. What provides a number of jobs in Virginia? |
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| 9. What is an area of land over which surface water (runoff) and the materials it carries flows to a single collection point such as a lake or river? |
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| 10. What are the collection point of watersheds? |
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| Oceans, rivers, lakes, streams and ponds. |
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| 11. Watersheds are what type of resource? |
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| 12. We live in Prince William County. What river receives our runoff? |
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| 13. How much of Virginia is part of the Chesapeak Bay watershed? |
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| More than half of the land area. |
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| 14. Land drained by rivers west of Roanoke are part of what watershed? |
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| The Mississippi River Watershed |
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| 15. Land drained by rivers east of Roanoke are part of what watershed? |
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| The Chesapeak Bay watershed. |
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| 16. What are the three major watersheds in Virginia |
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| The Chesabeak Bay, the Gulf of Mexico and the North Carolina Sounds. |
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| 17. What comes from Earth and provides raw materials for our daily lives and sustains our economy? |
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| 18. Name some natural resouces that come from the earth. |
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| Forests (trees), farmable land, coal, sand, rocks, wildlife and aquatic organisms (fish), air, water, and beautiful scenery. |
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| 19. What natural resouce would be most important for agriculture and fishing? |
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| 20. What are "wild" animals and plants? |
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| Ones that live naturally in their environment such forests, ponds, oceans, lakes , streams and mountains. |
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| 21. Why do we need wild plants and animals? |
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| To maintain a balance in nature and for beauty and recreation. |
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| 22. What do we call plants and animals that we deliberatrely raise and serve as food, pleasure, and for the products they produce? |
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| 23. Why do we rely on domesticated plants and animals? |
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| They support our agriculture and industry. |
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| 24. Name some of Virginia's wild animals. |
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| Examples are: Heron, blue crab, wild horses, white tailed deer, bass, trout, robins, amphibians, crayfish, squirrel, mussels, river otter, harbor seals, solphins, bats, raccoons, squirrels, pgions, bobcats, fox, rabbits, mice, black bear. |
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| 25. Name some of Virginia's domesticated animals and plants |
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| Some examples are: dosm hamsters, cows, sheep, pigs, horses, goats, turkeys and chickens. |
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| 26. What are the 5 regions of Virginia? |
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The Tidewater (Coastal Plan) Region, the Piedmont Region, the Blue Ride Mountains, the Valley and Ridge region and the Appalachian Plateau. |
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| 27. What devides the Tidewater region from the Piedmont region? |
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| 28. What region is located along the western border of the state? |
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| The Valley and Ridge region. |
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| 29. What region is the farthest, southwestern part, or "toe" of the state? |
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| 30. What natural resource comes from the Appalachian Plateau region and helps our heating industry? |
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| 31. Coal, limestone, granite, sand and gravel are some of Virginia's ___________ resources? |
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| 32. Where can a toursit go to find rock formations in Virginia? |
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| 33. What type of rock is often found in Virginia's caverns? |
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| 34. Name some renewable resouces. |
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| Some recewable resources are forests, air, water and plants. |
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| 35. What are deciduous trees? |
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| Trees that lose their foliage at the end of the growing season. |
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| 36. What types of trees are predominantly found in Virginia? |
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| 37. What type of forests are located in the Tidewater region? |
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| 38. Why are pine forests planted? |
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| 39. Why are forests important? |
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| Habitat for plants and animals, lumber and clean air through photosynthesis. |
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| 40. Name two protected forests in Virginia? |
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| Washington National Forest and Jefferson National Forest. |
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| 41. The removal of soil by wind or water is called? |
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| 42. How do we protect our soil from erosion? |
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| By planting crops and plants |
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| 43. Why can planting crops and plants help stop erosion? |
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| The roots hold onto the soil. |
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| 44. How could the animals and plants "downstream" from you become polluted? |
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| Pollutants and fertilizer could enter into a stream which will eventually reach a river and hurt those plants or animals that are downstream. |
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| 45. Why are Virginia's soil and land important? |
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| They support a great variety of life, provide space for economic activities and offer a variety of recreational opportunities. |
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