Watershed/Ecosystem Flashcards
What is a watershed?
The land and the water that flows across the land to a common place - Drainage Basin.
What is a Main Stem?
Main river in a watershed.
What is a Tributary?
Smaller streams that flow into larger streams.
What is a Ridge Line/ Divide?
Higher ground that separates watersheds.
What is a Estuary?
An area where a fresh water river or steam meets the ocean.
What is the WSPMS watershed address?
Cooks Creek, North River, South Fork Shenandoah, Shenandoah River, Potomac River, Chesapeake Bay.
What is a Biotic Factor?
The living or once living part of an ecosystem.
What is a Abiotic Factor?
The nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
If you remove the abiotic factors, will the biotic factors survive?
No
If you remove the biotic factors, will the abiotic factors survive?
Yes
What do wetlands provide?
Food and Shelter
Breeding Grounds and Nurseries
Wetlands help to ______ ________ by storing flood waters.
Control Flooding
Wetlands slow down run-off which _______ _______.
Reduces Erosion
Wetlands help filler _________.
Sediments
Wetlands trap _________.
Nutrients
