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4.8 VA Resources
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bay | are inlets of water that are usually smaller than gulfs. |
| Cultivated forest | useful trees are planted on farmlands after the removal of pre-existing natural forests by humans. |
| Environment | is the conditions or surroundings in which a plant or animal lives. |
| Lakes | are large inland bodies of standing water. |
| Minerals | are naturally occurring substances (an element or compound) that usually form crystals and are the building blocks of rocks. |
| Natural forests | are forests untouched by humans. |
| Natural resource | are things, such as land, water, atmosphere and all plants and animals in an environment necessary or useful to humans. |
| Rivers | are natural streams of water larger than a brook or creek. |
| Watersheds | are the total land area that flows into a river, lake, bay or other body of water. |
| waterway | a navigable body of water. |