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Watersheds

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which major Virginia watershed is green on this map?

a)

Gulf of Mexico Watershed

b)

Chesapeake Bay Watershed

c)

North Carolina Sounds Watershed

2.

Which major Virginia watershed is pink on this map?

a)

Gulf of Mexico Watershed

b)

Chesapeake Bay Watershed

c)

North Carolina Sounds Watershed

3.

Which major Virginia watershed is blue on this map?

a)

Gulf of Mexico Watershed

b)

Chesapeake Bay Watershed

c)

North Carolina Sounds Watershed

4.

The red line on this diagram represents...

a)

Tributaries

b)

Run-off

c)

The Floodplain

d)

The Watershed Boundaries

5.

The blue arrows in this diagram represent...

a)

Tributaries

b)

Run-off

c)

The Floodplain

d)

The Watershed Boundaries

6.

The small rivers in this diagram to connect together represent...

a)

Tributaries

b)

Run-off

c)

The Floodplain

d)

The Watershed Boundaries

7.

The yellow line on this map represents the boundary between the...

a)

Gulf of Mexico & Chesapeake Bay Watersheds

b)

Chesapeake Bay & North Carolina Sounds Watersheds

c)

North Carolina Sounds & Gulf of Mexico Watersheds

8.

The thin blue lines on the diagram that lead to the Chesapeake Bay represent...

a)

Tributaries

b)

Divides

c)

Estuaries

d)

Floodplains

9.

The yellow line on this map represents a...

a)

Tributary

b)

Divide

c)

Estuary

d)

Floodplain

10.

The Chesapeake Bay combines freshwater from rivers and salt water from the ocean making it ...

a)

An estuary

b)

A lake

c)

An ocean

d)

A pond

11.

Which number best represents a tributary?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

Which number best represents a floodplain?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

13.

Which number best represents a ridgeline?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

What are the two largest watersheds in Canada?

a)

Arctic Ocean Watershed

b)

Hudson Bay Watershed

c)

Atlantic Ocean Watershed

d)

Gulf of Mexico Watershed

15.

Where would you most likely find a mountain range in Canada?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

16.

Where does water that lands on the green part of the map end up?

a)

Lake Superior

b)

Lake Erie

c)

Lake Huron

d)

Lake Ontario

17.

Where does water that lands on the yellow part of the map end up?

a)

Lake Michigan

b)

Lake Superior

c)

Lake Huron

d)

Lake Erie

18.
a)

Lake Michigan

b)

Lake Superior

c)

Lake Huron

d)

Lake Erie

19.

Check all the major watersheds in Michigan...

a)

Lake Superior

b)

Lake Michigan

c)

Lake Huron

d)

Chesapeake Bay

e)

Lake Erie

20.

The orange line on this diagram best represents...

a)

tributaries

b)

a watershed boundary

c)

an estuary

d)

runoff

21.

Runoff from which state will have the biggest impact on the water quality of the Colorado River shown here?

a)

California

b)

Nevada

c)

Arizona

d)

New Mexico

22.

Check all the tributaries to the Mississippi River

a)

Ohio

b)

Tennesse

c)

Alabama

d)

Arkansas

e)

Snake

23.

Which rivers are considered tributaries to the Barwon River in Australia?

a)

Darling

b)

Balonne

c)

Murray

d)

Ovans