| A | B |
|---|
| watershed | land area that collects and channels water to a greater body of water. |
| 9 | # of major watersheds |
| ecosystem | made up of living and non-living factors |
| divide | continuous ride that separates a watershed |
| topography | the shape of the land determined by elevation and natural or man-made landforms. |
| abiotic | nonliving |
| biotic | living |
| runoff | precipitation that flows over the land to surface streams, rivers and lakes. |
| sedimination | the acculumulation of bits of sand, soil, pebbles or other material deposited by phsical or chemical weathering. |
| permeable | water can go through this material |
| impermeable | water can not go through this material |
| saturated | to be filled with the most amount of water |
| unsaturated | capable of holding more water |
| James River | the name of our watershed that flows into the Chesapeake Bay |
