The Chesapeake Bay is:

a lake

a river

an estuary

a lagoon

Which of the following states is not part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed:

New York

New Jersey

Delaware

Pennsylvania

When did the Chesapeake Bay as we know it today form?

35 million years ago

10,000 years ago

5,000 years ago

1,000 years ago

The Chesapeake Bay region was a pristine environment when Europeans first arrived.

True

False

What is the population in the Chesapeake Bay watershed estimated to be by the year 2030?

17 million

19 million

24 million

25 million

Eutrophication is:

depletion of oyxen in the water

the act of clearing forests for development

a process in which excess sediment in the water buries underwater grasses

a condition in which excess nutrients in the water lead to the overgrowth of phytoplankton

Which of the following is not a factor that directly affects the oyster population in the Chesapeake Bay:

dam construction

overfishing

disease

excess sediment in the water

What is the major source of excess nutrients in the Chesapeake Bay?

sediment

fertilizer

gasoline

all of the above

Why is it so difficult to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay?

It is difficult to educate people that live hundreds of miles away about the affects of their actions on the Chesapeake Bay.

All factors of the Chesapeake Bay are interconnected. The health of several factors, such as underwater grasses, oysters, and forests, must all improve for the overall health of the Chesapeake Bay to improve.

It is hard to regulate certain factors that affect the Chesapeake Bay, such as non-point source pollution and overfishing.

All of the above

What is one thing you could do to help improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay?

Throw your garbage out of your car window because it provides habitat for wildlife

Pour toxic chemicals down your drain at home because water from your drain does not reach the Chesapeake Bay

Pass your knowledge about the Chesapeake Bay on. Tell your parents, grandparents, friends, and siblings, because if everyone in the Chesapeake Bay watershed did just a little bit to help improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay it would have a significant impact.

Do not recycle, it uses more resources