Transcript Chapter 1 The Geography of WV

Chapter 1
The Geography of
WV
Review
the five basic
themes of
geography
location, place, regions, movement,
environmental interaction
where a place is as
compared to other
places
relative location
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.
A measure of
distance north and
south of the equator
latitude
The distance east
or west of the
prime meridian longitude
WV Shape
most
irregularly
shaped non
coastal state
long narrow strip
of a larger
territory
panhandle
Location of
panhandles
Northern &
Eastern
WV boundary
rivers
Ohio
Potomac
Tug Fork - Big Sandy
Border States
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Maryland
Virginia
the starting point at the
headwaters of the North
Branch of the Potomac
The Fairfax Stone
man made boundary
separates WV from
Pennsylvania
Mason - Dixon Line
Mason-Dixon Line
square miles are in
WV
24,231
Average weather
of a region
climate
day to day
conditions
weather
WV Climate
humid continental
lowest
recorded
temperature
-37 Fahrenheit ,
December 30, 1917
Lewisburg
highest recorded
temperature
112 Fahrenheit, July 10, 1936
Martinsburg
112 Fahrenheit, August 4, 1930
Moorefield
the raising of the average
temperature on Earth due to an
excess of carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere
global
warming
West Virginia’s average annual
temperature has risen due to
global
warming
rain, snow, sleet, or
hail
precipitation
County with most
precipitation
Randolph
West Virginia
Counties
Randolph
a long period of little
or no rain
drought
County with least
precipitation
Hardy
West Virginia
Counties
Hardy
why some areas of
southern WV are colder
than areas farther north
vertical climate
Most of WV's winds
come from what
direction?
south and west
warmer-than-usual
Pacific Ocean surface
temperatures
El Niño
colder-than-usual
Pacific Ocean
surface temperatures
La Niña
physical features of
the land such as
mountains or plateaus
topography
wind and water
have shaped the
topography
Erosion
rock formation in
Mercer County that
looks like a castle
Pinnacle Rock
rock formation
Pendleton County rises
almost 1000 feet above
sea level
Seneca Rocks
rocky ridge in Monroe
County stretches for
almost 40 miles
Peter’s Mt.
Peters Mountain
WV's bestknown waterfall
Blackwater Falls
next highest
waterfall
Hills Creek Falls
like to explore
caves
spelunkers
hang like icicles
from the roof
stalactites
like pillars rising
from the floor
stalagmites
used as a safe
haven for
Confederate
soldiers
Organ Cave
General Robert E. Lee’s soldiers
once used Organ Cave for:
religious
services
Used to make
gun powder
saltpeter
(potassium nitrate)
originally named
Grapevine Cave.
Lost World Caverns
Lost World Stalagmites
Cavern in Grant
County, used to
smoke meats
Smoke Hole
largest commercial
cave in Pendleton
County
Seneca Caverns
Area in Tucker
County named after
the Land of Canaan
Canaan Valley
area in Putnam County is
believed to have once been
covered by an ancient river
Teays Valley
rugged wind swept plateau you
will find flora similar to that
found in more northern areas
such as Canada
Dolly Sods
unusual biological area,
acidic wetlands (bogs)
protect Ice-Age plant life
Cranberry Glades
Artic
wetlands
Bogs
Wv state animal
Black Bear
WV state bird
Cardinal
WV state fish
Brook
Trout
WV State Tree
Sugar
Maple
WV State
Flower
Rhododendron
WV State
Butterfly
Monarch
WV State Insect
Honey Bee
Lakes
• Cheat
• Stonewall
Jackson
• Bluestone
• Summersville
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Sutton
Tygart
Burnsville
East Lynn
Beech Fork
WV’s only natural lake
Trout Pond, in Hardy County
WV rivers that flow
east carry water to -
Atlantic Ocean
WV rivers that flow
west carry water to
Mississippi River and
Gulf of Mexico
Drainage Systems
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Potomac
Monongahela
Little Kanawha
Kanawha and
New
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Guyandotte
Big Sandy
Ohio
(seven)
Ohio Tributaries
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Monongahela
Little Kanawha
Kanawha
Guyandotte
Big Sandy
Kanawha Tributaries
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Coal
Elk
Gauley
New
New Tributaries
•Greenbrier
•Bluestone
Monongahela Tributaries
• Cheat
• Tygart
• West Fork
Potomac Tributaries
•North Branch
•South Branch
•Shenandoah
Where the
Monongahela
meets the Ohio
Pittsburgh
Where the Little
Kanawha meet the
Ohio
Parkersburg
Where the
Kanawha meets
the Ohio
Pt. Pleasant
Where the
Guyandotte meets
the Ohio
Huntington
East End Bridge
Where the Big
Sandy meets the
Ohio
Kenova
Where the Coal
meets the
Kanawha
St. Albans
Mouth of the Coal River
Where the Elk
meets the
Kanawha
Charleston
Where the West
Fork meets the
Tygart
Fairmont
Where the Cheat
meets the
Monongahela
Morgantown
Where the
Potomac meets
the Shenandoah
Harper’s Ferry
Second oldest
river
New
Longest River
Ohio
Flows north into
Pennsylvania
Monongahela
Flows east to
Wash. D.C.
Potomac
The study of the
physical features of
the earth
Geography
Country like
rural
Height above sea
level
elevation
WV’s Highest
point
Spruce Knob
WV’s lowest
point
Harper’s Ferry
Plant Life
Flora
Animal Life
fauna
A stream or river
that flows into a
larger river
Tributary