Watershed Systems

Large watersheds consist of smaller watersheds.

• true

• false

What is a watershed?

• an area of land where all of the surface water drains into the same place

• a shed where you keep your extra water bottles.

• All of the area where the water drains into the soil

• A country where the water all goes to the same place

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The edges of a watershed are the ______________ points in that watershed.

• Highest

• Lowest

• Most fun

• Rainiest

How many drainage basins does Canada have?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 7

Check ALL of Canada's major drainage basins.

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

• Arctic Ocean

• Hudson's Bay

What is a continental divide?

• The lowest point on a continent

• The major river through a continent

• The highest point through a continent

• The mountains

In North America, what mountain range forms the continental divide?

• The Rockies

• The Indes

• Mount McKinley

• The St. Lawrence River

Does everyone (on Earth) live in a watershed?

• Yes

• No

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What are some important things to remember to keep your watershed healthy?

• Don't litter into the rivers

• Make sure to not put things down the drain that shouldn't go there. (fats etc)

• Everything that you put into the water can have effects down stream.

• Watershed maintenance isn't really that important.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What major drainage basin does the Red Deer River flow to?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

• Hudson's Bay

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4