VA Natural Resources

A bay is _____.

• The mouth of a river

• A stream that flows into a body of water

• A body of water completely surrounded by land

• A body of water that is surrounded by land on three sides and opens to the ocean

Which river receives runoff from land in Prince William County?

• James River

• Mississippi River

• Potomac River

• Rappahannock River

Which natural resource is most important to Virginia’s fishing and agriculture?

• Coal

• Forests

• Limestone

• Water

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Most watersheds in Virginia drain into the _____.

• Mississippi River

• Chesapeake Bay

• James River

• Potomac River

The area of land that has runoff going to a river or lake is called a _____.

• Watershed

• Waterfall

• Water trail

• Water cycle

What is harmful to the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem?

• Controlling the number of blue crabs people can catch

• Planting grass and other underwater plants

• Monitoring striped bass populations

• Receiving runoff from farmers’ fields

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An animal found living in its natural environment is considered a ____.

• Wild animal

• Domesticated animal

• Part of our agriculture

• Rodent

Which statement about domesticated animals is false?

• We hunt them.

• We use them for food.

• We use what they can provide us with.

• We can keep them as pets.

Which animal is domesticated in Virginia?

• Cow

• Barn owl

• Blue crab

• Black bear

Our agricultural industry relies on _____.

• Only domesticated animals

• Domesticated plants and animals

• Wild plants and animals

• Wild plants and animals

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