4.8 Virginia's Natural Resources

Front

What is a cultivated forest?

Back

a group of trees that have been planted by humans

Front

Do Virginia's plant resources help add oxygen to the air?

Back

True

Front

What is a natural forest?

Back

a forest made by nature

Front

Identify the Virginia watershed in which you live.

Back

Chesapeake Bay watershed

Front

Why is coal important for Virginia?

Back

It can be used for energy.

Front

Which natural resource would be the most helpful when building a new road? Options: coal, lumber, gravel, chalk.

Back

gravel

Front

What is the most important product of Virginia forests?

Back

hardwood lumber

Front

Farming would be impossible without which natural resource? Options: soil, stone, gold, coal

Back

soil

Front

What is a watershed?

Back

An area over which surface water (and the materials it carries) flows to a single collection place.

Front

What does "We all live downstream" mean?

Back

Everyone is impacted by pollutants in the watershed.