6.7 Watershed Vocab

What is an area of land of higher elevation that separates watersheds?

• wetlands

• divide

• estuary

• tributary

The Blue Ridge Mountains are an example of __.

• a divide

• an estuary

• a wetland

• biotic factors

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Where fresh water meets salt water and an environment like a nursery for organisms to raise their young is __.

• a wetland

• a divide

• a tributary

• an estuary

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The largest estuary in the US is the __.

• Appomattox River

• Briery Creek

• James River

• Chesapeake Bay

A river and ALL its tributaries is __.

• a watershed

• creeks

• a river system

• wetland

Rivers, creeks, and streams that drain into the main river are called __.

• tributaries

• wetlands

• estuary

• divides

The Appomattox River is a __ of the James River since it drains into it.

• divide

• watershed

• wetland

• tributary

A lowland area of land that is sometimes saturated (wet) with moisture is called __.

• watershed

• divides

• wetlands

• estuary

Select which of the following is an example of a wetland.

• bogs

• marsh

• swamp

• desert

Which of the following are important roles of wetlands in an ecosystem?

• filter pollutants

• prevents erosion

• controls flooding

• causes pollution