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What watershed do we live in?
Chesapeake Bay Watershed
What is a watershed?
An area of land separating the flow of water.
What is a tributary?
A river or stream flowing into a larger river.
Chesapeake Bay is the largest ______ in the contiguous United States.
Estuary
Please list the steps of our watershed.
Precipitation, Cedar Creek, Shenandoah River, Potomac River, Chesapeake Bay, and Atlantic Ocean
Name two wetlands
Estuaries, Bogs, Fens, Swamps, and Marshes
Name one reason why a wetland is important.
Controls flooding, filters out pollution, and home for wildlife
What are the three watersheds found in Virginia?
Chesapeake Bay, North Carolina Sounds, and Mississippi River (Gulf of Mexico)
Give two examples of an abiotic factor.
Air, water, sunlight, etc.
Give four examples of a biotic factor
anything alive or used to be alive
