Watershed 2

What are all the states that contribute land to the Chesapeake Bay watershed?

• Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, South Carolina and Maryland

• Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, West Virginia

• Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Caroline, Delaware

• Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, South Carolina

An area of land that drains toward a main body of water 

• watershed
• wetland
• divide
• ecosystem

A body of water where fresh water mixes with salt water

• wetland
• tributary
• estuary
• ecosystem

A smaller river that feeds into a larger river

• estuary
• tributary
• wetland
• ecosystem

Which of the following is an example of an estuary?

• Potomac River
• Atlantic Ocean
• Chesapeake Bay
• The Great Lakes

Which of the following could pollute a river?

• people recycling their trash
• people putting too much fertilizer on their grass
• people mowing the grass
• planting trees

Which biome is represented by the climatograph?

• Rainforest
• Taiga
• Savanna
• Temperate Forest

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