Renewable and nonrenewable resources in Virginia.2

Something found in nature that is valuable to people, plants or wildlife.

• natural resource

• watershed

• lake

• reservoir

An area over which surface water flows to a single collection place.

• Resource

• River

• Lake

• Watershed

What are some natural resources of Virginia?

• Coal, farmland, sand

• Diamond, ginger

• Quartz, farm animals

• Sand, iron, zinc

A body of water found beneath the Earth’s surface.

• reservoir

• ground water

• canyon

• bay

A body of water entirely surrounded by land.

• stream

• river

• lake

• island

A natural or artificial lake or large tank used for collecting and storing water.

• lake

• reservoir

• bay

• fish tank

A wide indentation in a shoreline having deep water that is surrounded by land on three sides.

• island

• bay

• watershed

• groundwater

A very large body of salt water.

• lake

• marsh

• river

• ocean

Why are natural forests so important in Virginia?

• They provide habitats for animals

• They provide oxygen

• They provide carbon dioxide

• They provide water

A forest that is purposefully planted by people, rather than one that grows up naturally.

• Cultivated forest

• Natural forest

• Woodland forest

• Human forest