Benchmark Resources

A natural resource that all people, plants and animals need to live is...

• coal

• limestone

• forests

• water

VA's forests are important for all the following reasons EXCEPT--

• providing habitats for animals

• providing a good source of farmland for people

• providing camping and hiking opportunities

• providing lumber/timber

Which Virginia resource is non-renewable?

• coal

• water

• oxygen

• forests

In this picture, the precipitation is traveling from homes, a farm, and factories into a river. This is a diagram of--

• a watershed

• precipitation

• an ocean land

• plowing

Which is an example of a water resource in Virginia?

• Mississippi River

• Erie Canal

• James River

• Pacific Ocean

A reservoir is...

• deep water surround by land on three sides

• natural or artificial lake that collects water

• very large body of salt water

• body of water entirely surrounded by land

Of the following, which is NOT a major watershed of Virginia?

• Gulf of Mexico Watershed

• Chesapeake Bay Watershed

• North Carolina Sounds Watershed

• Atlantic Watershed

A natural resource that provides water and other resources to animals, plants and humans in the area it is located is a...

• Grocery store

• Watershed

• Crops

• mountain

Which of the following is NOT a pollutant in water?

• fish

• garbage

• oil

• sewage

An example of an important Virginia mineral is...

• granite

• soil

• diamond

• emerald