Virginia Natural Resources

What is a river?

• A large body of freshwater

• A saltwater inlet of the ocean

• A natural large stream of flowing freshwater

• An underground waterway

Describe the majority of land in Virginia

• Desert
• Swamp
• Forest
• Parking lot

What is a body of water that is surrounded by land?

• lake
• river
• ocean
• sea

What is a big body of salt water that covers about 70% of the earth?

• ocean

• lake

• sea

• river

Areas of land on or below the earth's surface, where run off collects is called?

• Ocean

• Run off

• Aquifir

• Watershed

What is the name of the watershed that we are a part of?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Chesapeake Bay

• North Carolina Sounds

• Pacific Ocean

Cultivated forests, planted by man, are mainly used for __________________.

• oil

• limestone

• steel

• timber

What is over half of Virginia's land used for?

• Wetlands

• Natural and cultivated forests

• Businesses and homes

• Beach tourists

What mineral resource is made from dead plants and used as a fossil fuel for heating and industry?

• Limestone

• Oil

• Granite

• Coal

Which of the following pollutes our waterways?

• plants

• tree

• fertilizer

• water