Introduction
Hello over the next few days you will explore the geography of WV. You will explore rivers, national monuments, landmarks, historical sites and more.
During your visit you will be asked several questions from the various websites. You must answer these questions in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper.
Good Luck and have fun.....
Task
Task 1 - Click on the following link and on a sheet of paper answer the questions.
Questions:
1. List the boundary rivers of WV.
2. What river makes up Sutton Lake?
3. What river makes up Tygart Lake?
Task 2 - Click on the following link and on a sheet of paper answer the questions.
Questions
1. What did the Fairfax Stone originally mark?
2. The stone also marked the source of what river?
3. What 3 WV counties junction at Fairfax Stone?
Task 3 - Click on the following link and on a sheet of paper answer the questions.
Questions
1. What colonies were involved in the boundary dispute?
2. What 2 surveyors were recommended and arrived from England to fix their common boundary?
3. By 1767 they had marked how many miles?
Task 4 - Click on the following link and on a sheet of paper answer the questions.
Questions
1. In what county is Canaan Valley located?
2. What is Canaan Valley known for?
3. Legend holds that an early fur trader compared the valley to what?
Task 5 - Click on the following link and on a sheet of paper answer the questions.
Questions
1. The Teays Valley was created by what ancient river?
2. In what county is Teays Valley located?
3. The Teays valley is located along what interstate?
Task 6 - Click on the following link and on a sheet of paper answer the questions.
Questions
1. In what county is Ice Mountain found?
2. What was Ice Mountain used for in the past?
3. In 2012 what was Ice Mountain named?
Task 7 - Click on the following link and on a sheet of paper answer the questions.
Questions
1. Who visited Hawks Nest in 1812?
2. The lake at the park is formed by the damming of what river?
3. The park sites on both sides of what highway?
Task 8 - Click on the following link and on a sheet of paper answer the questions.
Questions
1. In what county are the falls located?
2. How high are the falls?
3. For 2.2 miles the Blackwater river is considered what kind of river?
Task 9 - Click on the following link and on a sheet of paper answer the questions.
Questions
1. In what county are the caverns located?
2. What formations hang from the ceiling?
3. Smoke Hole is 1 of 4 of these caves in WV?
Task 10 - Click on the following link and on a sheet of paper answer the questions.
Questions
1. Where is Pinnacle Rock located?
2. Pinnacle Rock is part of what State Park?
3. What kind of Rock is Pinnacle Rock?
Task 11 - Click on the following link and on a sheet of paper answer the questions.
Questions
1. How high do the rocks rise?
2. What does the name of the rocks come from?
3. What is Seneca Rocks located near?
Task 12 - Click on the following link and on a sheet of paper answer the questions.
Questions
1. What fish is the only native fish to WV?
2. Where and when was the longest Brook Trout caught?
3. What rivers contain good Brook Trout populations?
Task 13 - Click on the following link and on a sheet of paper answer the questions.
Questions
1. What is the state soil of WV?
2. In how many counties is it found in WV?
3. What crops is the soil suited for?
Task 14 - Click on the following link and on a sheet of paper answer the questions.
Questions
1. What Fairmont Baker is given credit with inventing the pepperoni roll?
2. What was the baker's former occupation?
3. In what areas is the pepperoni roll most popular?
Task 15 - Click on the following link and on a sheet of paper answer the questions.
Questions
1. What is the only natural lake found in WV?
2. In what county is Trout Pond found?
3. What was Trout Pond formerly called?
Task 16 - Click on the following link and on a sheet of paper answer the questions.
Questions
1. Where is lost Caverns located?
2. How many feet of surveyed passages does the cave have?
3. What was the cave called when it was discovered?
Task 17 - Click on the following link and on a sheet of paper answer the questions.
Questions
1. What river is Summersville lake located on?
2. When was the dam built?
3. What kind of dam is Summersville?
Process
Answer each of the questions in complete sentences. Make sure you keep up with your paper as it will take several days to complete the quest. Answers must be done in complete sentences, and turned in.
Evaluation
Each question is worth 1 point for completion in complete sentences. Points will be deducted for incomplete sentences or work.
Conclusion
The webquest is a great tool to utilize to study for the test. It is important you keep up with as the quest will serve as notes.