Watersheds Review

The land area that water flows across and through on its way to a specific body of water is a...

• wetland
• estuary
• watershed
• tributary

Land areas that remain wet for most of the year promoting a lot of vegetation; like a swamp or marsh...

• watershed

• wetland

• estuary

• tributary

A type of map that shows the differences in land elevation & can be used to locate divides which determine the shape & size of watersheds.

• tributary

• turbidity

• topography

• estuary

A mountain serves as a great example of a ______________ which separates watersheds. 

• estuary
• flood plain
• wetland
• divide

Factors of an ecosystem that are non-living (like sunlight, rain, water quality) are known as ...

• biotic
• producers
• abiotic 
• consumers 

A smaller stream that flows into a larger river (or other body of water) is a...

• turbidity
• topography
• estuary
• tributary

The largest source of nutrient pollution in the bay is from...

• animal waste

• acid rain

• agricultural runoff

• trash

Which is not an example of a wetland 

• estuary

• marsh
• bog
• swamp

A semi-enclosed large body of water where freshwater from rivers mixes with salty ocean water is a(n)...

• tributary

• wetland

• estuary

• watershed

T/F - Estuaries & wetlands are important natural ecosystems for many organisms.

• True

• False