Virginia's Waterways Quiz

James River

Arctic Ocean

Chesapeake Bay

Nile River

Mississippi River

plants

rivers

animals

lakes

farms

Everyone lives on a stream.

There is always someone above you in the food chain.

Everyone is impacted by pollutants in the watershed.

Many of our actions can affect the water cycle.

North Carolina Sound watershed

Sacramento River watershed

Gulf of Mexico watershed

Chesapeake Bay watershed

Building a power station and roads increased the amount of pollution in the area.

There is no evidence of any human impact on the area.

Building a power station and roads decreased the amount of pollution in the area.

Humans build power stations and roads everywhere.

The real size of a watershed.

The patterns of precipitation.

The amounts of runoff.

The flow of water to a single collection place.

Tourists will not want to swim in the Chesapeake Bay anymore.

The local economy (restaurants, jobs) will experience negative impacts.

The Chesapeake Bay food web will experience changes.

There will not be any impact as a result of the population changing.

The number of adult female crabs was above Virginia’s goal in 2010.

The number of adult female crabs increased every year.

The number of adult female crabs decreased every year.

The number of adult female crabs reached Virginia’s goal in 2009.

natural resources

fossil fuels

environments

ecosystems