misc stuff

Question 1

Chesapeake Bay’s land-to-water ratio

Answer 1

14:1

Question 2

6 states are in the Bay watershed

Answer 2

Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia – and the District of Columbia.

Question 3

size of ches bay watershed

Answer 3

64,000 square miles

Question 4

what percentage in miles do VA, PA, and MD contribute to watershed

Answer 4

91%

Question 5

Which State makes up the largest portion (in square miles) of the
Chesapeake Bay watershed?

Answer 5

Virginia

Question 6

What percent of the Bay watershed’s population resides in MD & VA?

Answer 6

70

Question 7

Bolide

Answer 7

Caused Western Tributaries to migrate east. Altered salinity

distribution and caused Eastern tributaries to be more salty

Question 8

how long is the bay

Answer 8

195 miles

Question 9

average depth of bay

Question 10

21 feet

Question 11

how much of maryland drains to bay

Answer 11

93 percent

Question 12

watershed

Answer 12

area of land where water drains off to a common waterway

Question 13

western shore rivers produce…

Answer 13

huge flows of freshwater that cause the western half of the bay to be less salty, more silty, more debris, and higher energy flows (stirring up a lot of fast water)

Question 14

eastern shore rivers are…