Vocabulary
What is strip mining?
Surface Mining
What is the line of latitude at 0 degrees?
equator
What is a cold producing slope that maintains ice and a constant temp of 38 degrees per year?
Ice Mountain
How many major river systems does WV have?
7
What is the WV state tree?
sugar maple
What is the height if land above sea level?
elevation
What lines, also called meridians, intersect at the north and south poles?
longitude
What valley was named after the biblical land and is home to WV largest wetalands?
Canaan Valley
What is the only river that drains east to the Atlantic Ocean?
The Potomac
Where do 6 river systems of WV drain to?
The Mississippi
What is the weather patterns over an area for a long period of time?
climate
What is the man made border of WV and Maryland?
Fairfax Stone
What cave was used by Seneca Indians to smoke meat?
Smoke Hole Caverns
What is the only natural lake in WV?
Trout Pond
What was the first chemical company in WV?
Union Carbide
What is the gradual weathering of rock by wind or water?
erosion
What is the man made border between WV and PA?
Mason-Dixon line
What is the 65 ft waterfall that is black in appearance?
Blackwater Falls
What is Kanawha Valley also known as?
Chemical Valley
What are WV's 3 major industries?
Coal, Timber, Chemical
What is the study of earth's physical and cultural features?
geography
What creates WV southern border?
Allegheny Mountains
What is the oldest rock formation in WV?
The Trough
Which 3 rivers form the western border?
Ohio, Big Sandy, and Tug Fork
Which cave was used as a hide out for Confederate soldiers?
Organ Cave