West+Virginia+Geography

= Location = = media type="file" key="Welcome to the WV Geography page of the MrsJRodes wiki.mp3" = West Virginia's location be described by absolute location or relative location. Use the maps and links below to help find ways to provide West Virginia's location. **Absolute Location** || Google Earth || **Relative Location** || **surrounding states** Above image from [|www.netstate.com] Above image from [|www.freeworldmaps.com] ||
 * **West Virginia's**
 * **West Virginia's**
 * Natural Borders**

__West Virginia Map Review Games__
West Virginia has 55 counties. To practice your recognition of each of the 55 counties click on the link below and play the interactive map game! [] If at first you don't succeed, TRY, TRY again :-) Now that you've practiced the location of counties, try this game and name as many as you can in 10 minutes! [] To learn the names of the counties and county seats, you can visit the site below and print flash cards. The site also provides a recorded pronunciation of each county and county seat. []

**//Follow the Activity below to become familiar with the locations of the 10 most populated cities in West Virginia.// **
Someone has stolen priceless relics from the capital building in Charleston. Please help track down the thief. The only clues left behind are the random numbers and other clues at the bottom of the page. What do you think they mean? Could it be that he is trying to hide them in some of our most populated cities? Please help us track the criminal and bring the relics back to their proper place in the West Virginia Culture building in Charleston.
 * Notice!!!! **

Copy the chart below. Use Google Earth, a map of West Virginia countys, a map of West Virginia Rivers and a list of the ten largest cities in West Virginia to track the thief's path on Google Earth. (remeber you will use each of the ten major cities only once.


 * Major city || Absolute location || County || Major river ||
 * 1. || 39°38’ 1” **N** 79°57’ 2” **W** ||  ||   ||
 * 2 || 39° 27’ 33” **N** 77° 58’ 4”**W** ||  ||   ||
 * 3 || 39° 28’ 53” **N** 80° 8’ 36” **W** ||  ||   ||
 * 4 || 39° 17’ 0” **N** 80° 20’ 13” **W** ||  ||   ||
 * 5. || 37° 46’ 47” **N** 81° 10’ 59” **W** ||  ||   ||
 * 6. || 38° 20’ 50” **N** 81° 38’ **W** ||  ||   ||
 * 7. ||  || Cabell ||   ||
 * 8. ||  || Ohio ||   ||
 * 9. ||  ||   || Ohio River ||
 * 10. ||  ||   || Little Kanawha River and Ohio River intersect ||

= Climate = Look at the map below found on www2m.biglobe.ne.jp.com to see the type of climate West Virginia has.

Variations occur in temperature and average percipitation due to vertical climate (higher elevations experience lower temperatures) and the rain shadow effect. visit the site below and watch the animated tutorial to learn more about the rain shadow effect. []

= Flora =

= Fauna =

= Waterways = media type="custom" key="11576786"

= Natural Wonders =

= Human Environment Interaction = = =

Coal Mining
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Timber
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What the National Geographic time laps video below to see the effects of deforestation on West Virginia. media type="custom" key="11576856" The video above was found on [] more information about deforestation in West Virginia can be found on this site.