WorksheetsWatersheds and Topographic Maps
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Richmond is a part of which watershed?
a)
Chesapeake bay
b)
North Carolina Sounds
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
The Atlantic Ocean
2.
What is an estuary?
a)
A beach.
b)
A place where salt and fresh water meet.
c)
A special zoo for birds.
d)
A place where streams converge.
3.
Water flows from....
a)
valleys to ridges
b)
Ridges to valleys
c)
The Ocean to the beach
d)
The clouds to the land in percipitation.
4.
Water from the Appalachian Plateau flows...
a)
To the Chesapeake bay
b)
To North Carolina
c)
To the James River
d)
To the Gulf of Mexico
5.
What is a contour interval?
a)
A guide to perfect contour makeup.
b)
The lines on a topographical map.
c)
The line that represents a river or stream on a map.
d)
The difference in elevation between two contour lines.
6.
Watersheds are outlined by what feauture.
a)
mountain or hill peaks
b)
other bodies of water
c)
valleys and caves
d)
aquifers
7.
Which is the largest Estuary in the US
a)
Golf of Mexico
b)
Chesapeake Bay
c)
Mariana Trench
d)
Mississippi River
8.
What is a watershed
a)
an area of land that holds a mass amount of water
b)
an area of land that drains all of the rainfall and streams to a common outlet
c)
where our drinking water is filtered
d)
where a river meets an outlet
9.
What does it mean when contour lines are close together
a)
there is a gentle incline
b)
there are a lot of roads
c)
It is a steep incline
d)
the ground is caving in there
10.
what does a topographic map show
a)
what watershed you are looking at
b)
changes in elevation
c)
where the watershed ends
d)
where you are on a map
11.
What is a way you can estimate the area of a watershed
a)
Mark all the peeks, then connect them with lines.
b)
Mark all the low points, then color in between them.
c)
Mark the lowest points and the highest points, then connect them with lines.
d)
Put a squiggly line down the creek, then thicken the line to make it more obvious.
12.
What are Virginia's 3 regional watersheds?
a)
The James River, The Roanoke Bay, The North Caroline Sound
b)
The Chesapeake Bay, The Gulf of Mexico, The North Carolina sounds
c)
The Gulf of Mexico, The Chesapeake Bay, The James River
d)
The James river, The Gulf of Mexico, The Roanoke Bay
13.
What is the highest point on this map?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
14.
What is the lowest point on this map?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
15.
Where will water from Roanoke eventually flow to?
a)
Chesapeake Bay
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
North Carolina Sounds
d)
Pacific Ocean
16.
Which of these cities is in the Chesapeake Bay watershed?
a)
Charlottesville
b)
Blacksburg
c)
Danville
d)
Roanoke
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