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Water Resources
VA Resources
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| lake | large, inland body of water |
| examples of lakes in VA | Lake Drummond, Smith Mountain Lake, South Holston Lake |
| river | long, ribbon-like waterway that flows toward the ocean |
| examples of rivers in VA | Potomac River, York River, Rappahannock River, and James River |
| bay | Body of water surrounded by land on three sides and connected to a larger body of water |
| Brackish water | Salt water & fresh water; more salt water than fresh water, but less salt water than the ocean |
| example of bay in VA | Chesapeake bay |
| resource | any material humans can use |
| natural resource | A material humans use that comes from nature |
| human-made resource | A material humans use that is made by humans |
| renewable resource | A material in nature that CAN be replaced quickly |
| nonrenewable resource | A material in nature that CANNOT be replaced easily; could take thousands or millions of years to replace |
| reservoir | body of water that is made by humans to store water |
| example of reservoir in VA | Kerr Lake Reservoir |
| ocean | huge body of salt water; 5 of them that cover more than 70% of Earth's surface |
| ocean that borders VA | Atlantic Ocean |
| groundwater | water that is stored or carried underground |
| examples of groundwater | wells, aquifers |
| watershed | an area of land over which surface water (and the materials it carries) flows to a single collection place |
| our watershed address | Holston River, Tennessee River, Ohio River, Mississippi River, Gulf of Mexico (Hot, Tomatoes, On, My, Grill) |
| watershed that covers over half of VA | Chesapeake Bay Watershed |
| 3 major watersheds in VA | Chesapeake Bay, Gulf of Mexico, North Carolina Sound |
| watershed we live in | Gulf of Mexico |
| where mineral resources can be found | beneath Earth's surface |
| minerals are what type of resource | natural resources |
| where mineral resources can be harvested | mine, quarry |
| VA's mineral resources | coal, limestone, granite, sand, gravel |
| coal uses | heat, electricity |
| limestone uses | fertilizer, ground to make cement, crushed to make roads |
| granite uses | countertops, memorials, construction |
| sand uses | construction, glass, concrete |
| gravel uses | driveways, roads, construction |
| natural forest | a forest that grows naturally |
| cultivated forest | a forest that is planted by humans |
| forests and plants provide... | homes for animals, materials for human made resources, a place for recreational activities, and oxygen to breathe |
| forests help the land by... | hold large amounts of water, absorb pollution, reduce flooding and erosion |
| VA's state soil | Pamunkey soil |
| Pamukey soil | rich in nutrients, good for farmers to grow crops |
| uses of animals | food, fiber, leather, transportation, companions |
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