2. Chapter 1 The Geography of WV Review

3. the five basic themes of geography location, place, regions, movement, environmental interaction

4. where a place is as compared to other places relative location

5. a precise position on the earth’s surface West Virginia is located between 37º12' and 40º38' N latitude. West Virginia is located between 77º43' and 82º38'W longitude.

6. A measure of distance north and south of the equator latitude

8. The distance east or west of the prime meridian - longitude

9. WV Shape most irregularly shaped non coastal state

10. long narrow strip of a larger territory panhandle

11. Location of panhandles Northern & Eastern

12. WV boundary rivers Ohio Potomac Tug Fork - Big Sandy

13. Border States Ohio Pennsylvania Kentucky Maryland Virginia

16. the starting point at the headwaters of the North Branch of the Potomac The Fairfax Stone

17. man made boundary separates WV from Pennsylvania Mason - Dixon Line

19. Mason-Dixon Line

20. square miles are in WV 24,231

21. Average weather of a region climate

22. day to day conditions weather

23. WV Climate humid continental

24. lowest recorded temperature -37 Fahrenheit, December 30, 1917 Lewisburg

26. highest recorded temperature 112 Fahrenheit, July 10, 1936 Martinsburg 112 Fahrenheit, August 4, 1930 Moorefield

28. the raising of the average temperature on Earth due to an excess of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere global warming

29. West Virginia’s average annual temperature has risen due to global warming

30. rain, snow, sleet, or hail precipitation

32. County with most precipitation Randolph

33. West Virginia Counties

34. a long period of little or no rain drought

35. County with least precipitation Hardy

36. West Virginia Counties

38. why some areas of southern WV are colder than areas farther north vertical climate

39. Most of WV's winds come from what direction? south and west

40. warmer-than-usual Pacific Ocean surface temperatures El Niño

41. colder-than-usual Pacific Ocean surface temperatures La Niña

42. physical features of the land such as mountains or plateaus topography

43. wind and water have shaped the topography Erosion

44. rock formation in Mercer County that looks like a castle Pinnacle Rock

46. rock formation Pendleton County rises almost 1000 feet above sea level Seneca Rocks

48. rocky ridge in Monroe County stretches for almost 40 miles Peter’s Mt.

49. Peters Mountain

50. WV's best- known waterfall Blackwater Falls

52. next highest waterfall Hills Creek Falls

54. like to explore caves spelunkers

55. hang like icicles from the roof stalactites

57. like pillars rising from the floor stalagmites

58. used as a safe haven for Confederate soldiers Organ Cave

59. General Robert E. Lee’s soldiers once used Organ Cave for: religious services

60. Used to make gun powder saltpeter (potassium nitrate )

61. originally named Grapevine Cave. Lost World Caverns

62. Lost World Stalagmites

63. Cavern in Grant County, used to smoke meats Smoke Hole

65. largest commercial cave in Pendleton County Seneca Caverns

66. Area in Tucker County named after the Land of Canaan Canaan Valley

68. area in Putnam County is believed to have once been covered by an ancient river Teays Valley

69. rugged wind swept plateau you will find flora similar to that found in more northern areas such as Canada Dolly Sods

71. unusual biological area, acidic wetlands (bogs) protect Ice-Age plant life Cranberry Glades

73. Artic wetlands Bogs

74. Wv state animal Black Bear

75. WV state bird Cardinal

76. WV state fish Brook Trout

77. WV State Tree Sugar Maple

78. WV State Flower Rhododendron

79. WV State Butterfly Monarch

80. WV State Insect Honey Bee

81. Lakes Cheat Stonewall Jackson Bluestone Summersville Sutton Tygart Burnsville East Lynn Beech Fork

82. WV’s only natural lake Trout Pond, in Hardy County

83. WV rivers that flow east carry water to - Atlantic Ocean

84. WV rivers that flow west carry water to Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico

85. Drainage Systems Potomac Monongahela Little Kanawha Kanawha and New Guyandotte Big Sandy Ohio (seven)

87. Ohio Tributaries Monongahela Little Kanawha Kanawha Guyandotte Big Sandy

88. Kanawha Tributaries Coal Elk Gauley New

89. New Tributaries Greenbrier Bluestone

90. Monongahela Tributaries Cheat Tygart West Fork

91. Potomac Tributaries North Branch South Branch Shenandoah

92. Where the Monongahela meets the Ohio Pittsburgh

93. Where the Little Kanawha meet the Ohio Parkersburg

95. Where the Kanawha meets the Ohio Pt. Pleasant

97. Where the Guyandotte meets the Ohio Huntington

98. East End Bridge

99. Where the Big Sandy meets the Ohio Kenova

100. Where the Coal meets the Kanawha St. Albans

101. Mouth of the Coal River

102. Where the Elk meets the Kanawha Charleston

104. Where the West Fork meets the Tygart Fairmont

105. Where the Cheat meets the Monongahela Morgantown

106. Where the Potomac meets the Shenandoah Harper’s Ferry

108. Second oldest river New

109. Longest River Ohio

110. Flows north into Pennsylvania Monongahela

111. Flows east to Wash. D.C. Potomac

112. The study of the physical features of the earth Geography

113. Country like rural

115. Height above sea level elevation

116. WV’s Highest point Spruce Knob

118. WV’s lowest point Harper’s Ferry

120. Plant Life Flora

121. Animal Life fauna

122. A stream or river that flows into a larger river Tributary