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| Describes water that is partly fresh and partly salty |
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| An area of land that is covered with a shallow layer of water for some or all of the year |
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| Smaller streams and rivers that feed into a major river |
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| A river and all of its tributaries |
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| An area of land that supplies water to a river system |
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| A ridge of land that separates one watershed from another |
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| Coastal inlets and bays where fresh water from rivers mix with salty ocean water |
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| another name for watershed |
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| In which watershed is CMS located? |
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| How many states are in the Chesapeake Bay watershed? |
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6
Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York |
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How many watersheds are there in
VIRGINIA? |
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How many watershed REGIONS are there in
VIRGINIA? |
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| What watersheds DO NOT empty into Chesapeake Bay? |
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| Albemarle, Chowan, Roanoke, Yadkin, New, Holston, Clinch/Powell, Atlantic Coastal |
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| What does “Delmarva” stand for? |
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| Delaware, Maryland, Virginia |
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| Name some major bodies of water to which waters from Virginia may flow. |
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| Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic Ocean, Mississippi River, Gulf of Mexico, North Carolina Sounds |
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| What are some causes of non-point source pollution? |
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sediment from construction sites;
fertilizer and other lawn chemicals;
runoff from parking lots;
litter from storm drains |
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| What are the 4 major rivers of Virginia from NORTH to SOUTH? |
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Potomac
Rappahannock
York
James |
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| What are some characteristics / advantages of wetlands? |
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| 1)They are sheltered areas of water with trees and grasses 2) They provide a habitat for wildlife and many other living things 3) They have a rich supply of nutrients 4) They help control floods by absorbing runoff |
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| the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, and waves |
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a belt of trees, shrubs and grasses located next to a body of water;
Riparian buffers help reduce erosion and to intercept sediment and other pollutants in runoff. |
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| water that drains or flows off from the land into streams and rivers. |
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| material carried by moving water that settles into rivers and streams |
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