| Term | Definition |
|---|
| abiotic factors | non-living components that determine the types and numbers of organisms that exist in an environment. |
| biotic factors | all the living, or once living, things that directly of indirectly affect an organism and its enviroment |
| limiting factors | factors which determine the types and number of organisms of a species in an ecosystem. |
| divides | a line that is elevated, and servers as a border for watersheds |
| watershed | an area of land that drains into a certain body of water |
| estuary | the place where fresh and salt water meet |
| Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia | the six states in the Chesapeake Bay watershed |
| Potomac, James, York, Rappahannock | the rivers in VA that flow into the Chesapeake Bay |
| Submerged Aquatic Vegetation | keep gasses controlled, provide shelter, food, protection. (what is it?) |
| food, recreation, jobs, habatats | why the bay is a valuable resourse |
| susquahanna | the river that contributes about 50% of the Bay's water |
| very shallow, the land area to water volume ratio | two reasons why the bay is easily polluted |
| Horsepen Creak | what is the local watershed for RCMS |
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