Watersheds Flashcards

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many populations make a _________

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community

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qualitive observations are observations that use our-

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senses

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all of the abiotic as well as biotic elements in a given area

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ecosystem

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groups of the same organisms of the same species living and working together in the same area at the same time

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population

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place where an organism lives that provides for all it needs

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ecosystem

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4 Virginia rivers that empty into the Chesapeake bay watershed

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Potomac
York
James
rappahannock

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what river includes Fairfax as part of its watershed

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Potomac

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which river is te head water of the Chesapeake bay

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Susquehanna river

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the result of removing trees and plants which ten exposes the dirt with nothing to hold it in place

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erosion

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the water that runs across or through a watershed on its way to a large body of water

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runoff

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clouds the wage in lakes, rivers, and the bay

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sediment

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another name for a watershed

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drainage basin

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