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SOL 4.9 a,b,c,&d
Study Guide on Natural Resources
Word Bank
planted forest
coal
limestone
gravel
watershed
Granite
lake
rivers
bay
natural forest
natural resources
human-made resources
1) What do we call resources found in nature?
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2) Name a type of rock that is strong and is used in public buildings.
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3) Resources not made by nature are
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4) This rock, broken down, is used to build roads
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5) A type of rock that is very strong and can be used for floors, buildings and counter
tops. _____________________________________________
6) A rock that can be used for roads or ground up to make cement.
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7) This fossil fuel is a hard rock used as fuel for energy. It was made a very long time
ago from decayed plant material and burns easily ______________________________
8) A forest planted by people __________________________________________
9) A forest that grows naturally __________________________________________
Water Features and Water sheds:
1) An inland body of water – often circular - __________________________________
2) Long, ribbon like waterways that flow toward the ocean- ______________________
3) Land that water flows over to a final deposit place _____________________________
4) A body of water surrounded by land on three sides that opens to a larger body of water.
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5) Be able to name our watershed – Potomac/Shenandoah watershed and locate it where
Loudoun County is on a Virginia map .
Discussion ideas:
Discuss how erosion happens. Imagine soil without any tree roots in it. Then a huge storm
hits. What happens to the soil and plants in that area?
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List Natural Resources, Man-made resources, etc.
Natural
Manmade resources
Renewable resources
Non-Renewable Resources
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