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Question | Answer |
1. What may be described using terms that show connections between two places such as: next to , near, or bordering? | Relative Location |
2. What two large bodies of water border Virginia? | Atlantic Ocean Chesapeake Bay |
3. What are the five states that border Virginia? | Maryland West Virginia Kentucky Tennessee North Carolina Acronym - Many wise kids take notes! |
4. Virginia can be divided into _____ geographic regions. | Five |
5. Which region has flat land? | Coastal Plain (Tidewater) |
6. What is the natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river? | Fall Line |
7. Which region is located near the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay (including the Eastern Shore)? | Coastal Plain (Tidewater) |
8. What word means "land at the foot of mountains" ? | Piedmont |
9. Which region is west of the Fall Line? | Piedmont |
10. Which region has old, rounded mountains? | Blue Ridge Mountains |
11. Which region is located east of the Fall Line? | Coastal Plain (Tidewater) |
12. Which region is located between the Piedmont and Valley and Ridge regions? | Blue Ridge Mountains |
13. Which region is the source of many rivers? | Blue Ridge Mountains |
14. Which region includes the Great Valley of Virginia and other valleys separated by ridges? | Valley and Ridge |
15. Which two regions are parts of the Appalachian Mountain system? | Blue Ridge Mountains Valley and Ridge |
16. Which region is located west of the Blue Ridge Mountains? | Valley and Ridge |
17. What word means an area of elevated land that is flat on top? | plateau |
18. Which region is located in Southwest Virginia? | Appalachian Plateau |
19. Which region includes only a small part of the plateau which is located in Virginia? | Appalachian Plateau |
20. Which region has rolling hills? | Piedmont |
21. Water features were important to the early history of ______________. | Virginia |
22. Many early Virginia ____________ developed along the Fall Line, the natural border between the Coastal Plain (tidewater) and Piedmont regions where the land rises sharply and waterfalls prevent further travel on the river. | cities |
23. The four major rivers that flow into the Chesapeake Bay are separated by ___________________. | peninsulas |
24. What body of water separates the Easter Shore from the mainlands of Virginia? | Chesapeake Bay |
25. What word means a piece of land bordered by water on three sides? | peninsula |
26. What body of water provided transportation links between Virginia and other places such as Europe, Africa and the Caribbean? | Atlantic Ocean |
27. What body of water was a source of food and transportation and provided a safe harbor? | Chesapeake Bay |
28. Richmond and Jamestown are located along which river? | James River |
29. Yorktown is located along which river? | York River |
30. Alexandria is the city found along the _________________ River. | Potomac River |
31. Fredericksburg is located along the ________________ River. | Rappahannock River |
32. Each river was a source of food and provided a pathway for ________________ and _______________ of Virginia. | exploration and settlement |
33. What water feature in Virginia is located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region and is a shallow natural lake surrounded by the Dismal Swamp? | Lake Drummond |
34. What water feature in Virginia is located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region and has a variety of wildlife? | Dismal Swamp |
35. What famous Virginian explored and surveyed the Dismal Swamp? | George Washington |
36. The Eastern Shore is a ___________ bordered by the Chesapeake Bay to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. | peninsula |
37. Name the 5 geographic regions of Virginia in order from east to west. | Coastal Plain (Tidewater) Piedmont Blue Ridge Mountains Valley and Ridge Appalachian Plateau (A Very Big Piece of Cake) - west to east |
38. Name the 4 major rivers in Virginia in order from north to south. | Potomac River Rappahannock River York River James River (Principals Race Yellow Jaquars) |
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