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Table of Contents Page 1: Virginia Resources Page 2: Water Resources Page 3: Plant and Animal Resources Page 4: Mineral Resources Page 5: Soil and Land Use Page 6: Practice Questions Virginia Resources Virginia is rich in a wide variety of natural resources, including forests, arable (farmable) land, coal, sand and aggregates (rocks), wildlife and aquatic organisms, clean water and air, and beautiful scenery.
Examples: minerals, timber, land, water, soil Man-made resources: Materials made by people using natural resources that are useful or necessary for life. Examples: cars, homes, clothes Page 1 Water Resources A watershed is an area over which surface water (and the materials it carries) flows to a single collection place. The Chesapeake Bay watershed covers approximately half of Virginia’s land area. The other two major watershed systems are the Gulf of Mexico and the North Carolina Sounds. Virginia’s water resources include groundwater, lakes, reservoirs, rivers, bays, and the Atlantic Ocean Rivers: A large natural stream of water that flows into a lake, an ocean, or another. Examples in Virginia include Potomac, Rappohannock, James, York. Lakes: A body of water entirely or nearly surrounded by land usually made of fresh water. The two natural lakes in Virginia are Lake Drummond and Mountain Lake. Bays: A part of an ocean extending into the land. The Cheapeake Bay is located in Virginia. Page 2
Plant and Animal Resources Forests cover more than 60 percent of Virginia. Common trees include ashes, beeches, birches, black tupelos, hemlocks, hickories, locusts, maples, red cedars, sweet gums, and tulip trees. Red spruces can be found on the highest peaks. Flowering dogwood, the state flower, blooms in early spring. Wild azaleas, mountain laurels, redbuds, rhododendrons, and other flowering plants grow in mountain areas. Wildflowers include bloodroots, mayapples, violets, and Virginia bluebells. Deer roam the wooded areas. Black bears and wildcats live in the mountains and in the Great Dismal Swamp. Small animals include foxes, muskrats, opossums, rabbits, and raccoons. Ducks, geese, quails, ruffed grouse, and turkeys live in the state. Freshwater fishes include alewife, bass, carp, perch, pickerel, pike, and trout. Drum, flounder, mackerel, menhaden, and shad swim in the Atlantic Ocean, in Chesapeake Bay, and in Virginia’s many inlets. Clams, crabs, oysters, and scallops live in Chesapeake Bay and in shallow coastal waters. Page 3
Soil and Land Uses Virginia’s soil and land support a great variety of life, provide space for many economic activities, and offer a variety of recreational opportunities.
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Practice Questions W  hich of the following is a common
plant that grows wild in Virginia? A Orange tree B Cactus tree C Lemon tree D Dogwood tree A Virginia natural resource important to the state’s economy, as well as a primary source of energy, is A oil B steel C coal _ D limestone Which of these natural resources is a source of lumber for home building? F Ores G Coal H Trees _ J Grasses _ Page 6 Directory: cms -> lib01 -> va01000173 -> centricity lib01 -> At the Old Haunted House By: Helen Ketteman Illustrated: Nate Wragg Synopsis centricity -> You Gotta Know These Programming Languages C++ lib01 -> Howard High School / Information Technology 2014-2015 course syllabus program concentration lib01 -> NS3-M1U1C1 The Importance of Sea Power (Exam) centricity -> Course Guide centricity -> Continental drift centricity -> Locate the seven continents and the five Oceans Continents (a) Download 113.01 Kb. Share with your friends:
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