Virginia's Natural Resources Study Guide

What is the best definition of a watershed?

• A small building that collects flowing water

• The area over which water flows to one collection place

• The plants and animals living in one body of water

• All of the resources found within one area of water

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Which type of body of water is the information below best describing:

This body of water is usually surrounded on all sides by land. Rivers often lead into it to fill it and come from it to drain it.

• Stream

• Lake

• Bay

• Ocean

What is the largest watershed in Virginia?

• The Chesapeake Bay Watershed

• The Mississippi River Watershed

• The Gulf of Mexico

• The North Carolina Sound

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Which of the following mineral resources is used in construction and in making glass?

• Sand

• Gravel

• Granite

• Coal

A forest that has been planted by people is called a:

• Natural Forest

• Human-made Forest

• Cultivated Forest

• Resourced Forest

Which of the following mineral resources is mined in Virginia and used as fuel for power plants?

• Coal

• Oil

• Granite

• Limestone

What best completes this graphic organizer?

• Farming crops

• Hunting alligators

• Exploring the rainforests

• Growing pineapples

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A body of water that is surrounded on three sides by land and usually flows into a larger body of water is called a-

• River

• Bay

• Lake

• Reservoir

Which of the following are natural resources? Click all of the correct answers.

• Rock

• Coal

• Plastic

• Wood

• Granite

Deer, wild turkey, and raccoons are examples of some of the many types of ______________ that live in our state.

• Aquatic organisms

• Wildlife

• Zoo Animals