| Bodies of Water | ||
| #1 | a large stream that flows across land | RIVER |
| #2 | a body of fresh water | LAKE |
| #3 | an inlet of the sea (usually an ocean) that is an extension of a larger body of water (HINT: It's smaller than a gulf!) | BAY |
| #4 | an artificial or natural lake where water is collected as a water supply | RESERVOIR |
| #5 | Which body of water do all watersheds in Virginia go to? | CHESAPEAKE BAY |
| RESOURCES | ||
| #1 | What resources does a LAKE give us? | fish, water supply, recreation |
| #2 | What resources does a BAY give us? | food, transportation and recreation |
| #3 | Why is soil a resource? | Because you use it to farm and grow food |
| #4 | What will happen if we do not protect our natural resources? | They will become polluted. |
| #5 | What is the word for the protection of resources? | CONSERVATION |
| Give An Example | ||
| #1 | Name a bay in Virginia - | Chesapeake Bay |
| #2 | Name the 4 major rivers in Virginia- | James River, York River, Rappahonnack River, Potomac River |
| #3 | Name a lake in Virginia - | Lake Drummond, Smith Mountain Lake |
| #4 | Give an example of 1 natural resource and 1 man-made resource | |
| #5 | Name a forest in Virginia - | George Washington, Jefferson, Shenandoah National Park |
| Minerals | ||
| #1 | What is ore? | a mineral that has some type of value |
| #2 | a sedimentary rock made from compacting ancient plant matter | COAL |
| #3 | a very hard igneous rock that is used in buildings and monuments (HINT: It is the most common mineral on Earth) | GRANITE |
| #4 | a sedimentary rock that is formed mainly of marine animals from long ago | LIMESTONE |
| #5 | small broken pieces of rock used in the construction of houses and especially roads | SAND and GRAVEL |
| True or False? | ||
| #1 | Coal is a fossil fuel. | TRUE |
| #2 | If soil is arable, it is not good for farming. | FALSE |
| #3 | About 65% of Virginia is covered by forests. | TRUE |
| #4 | Virginia has about 147 lakes. | TRUE |
| #5 | Most of the lakes in Virginia are man-made lakes. | TRUE |
| Final Question | |