watersheds and wetlands

Review : Locating and Identifying Water Features important to Virginia's History. Click the blue dots and use the box next to it to correctly label the map below with the major water features and rivers of Virginia.Use the word bank below to help with spelling:James Atlantic Ocean Chesapeake Bay James Atlantic Ocean Chesapeake Bay Matching Match the following by drawing a line from the water feature name to it's correct description. Wetland An area of land with a shallow layer of water part or all of the year. Marsh Flooded grassland Swamp Flooded Forest Bog Cool, poorly drained area with moss. Estuary Where the salt water from the ocean meets the fresh water from a river. Brackish Where salt water and fresh water mix. What is a watershed? A building on a river. A special type of river. An area over which water flows to a single collection place. An inlet of the sea smaller than a bay. 3 Main Watersheds of Virginia Look at the map. Click on the blue dots to correctly label the three main watersheds of Virginia. Use the word bank below to label your map (spelling counts!).North Carolina Sounds Gulf of Mexico Chesapeake Bay Chesapeake Bay Gulf of Mexico North Carolina Sounds Which of the 3 watersheds is the largest of Virginia? North Carolina Sounds Gulf of Mexico Chesapeake bay Wetlands pictures Match the wetland to the picture. Swamp Marsh Bog Sort the following examples into abiotic or biotic Abiotic Brick Rock Parking lot Biotic A person Dog Rotting tree hair Sort the following reasons why wetlands are important into wildlife or birds. Wildlife Food Shelter Breeding grounds Nursery Birds Nesting Resting Decide the wetness of the different areas, use the following words (spelling counts):- Driest- Wettest Driest Wettest Water pollution Match the following forms of water pollution to their discription. Nutrient Excess nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) that cause algae blooms Toxic Chemicals that can kill organisms Bacteria Excess bacteria in the water that can cause disease. Sediment Excess dirt in the water. Sort the following into water quality parameter or not. Water quality parameter pH Turbidity Salinity Macroinvertebrates Temperature Dissolved oxygen Not a parameter Cloud cover Land use Identify the different parts of watershed:- river source- river mouth- tributary- upstream- downstream- floodplain- wetland- meander- boundary river source upstream downstream main river tributary flood plain meander boundary wetland river mouth