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What are the five geographic regions of Virginia? Hint: At Virginia Beach People Feel Cool A ppalachian Plateau V alley and Ridge B lue Ridge Mountains P iedmont C oastal Plain (Tidewater)
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Questions 1 – 28Review and Practice
What large bodies of water border Virginia?
Atlantic Ocean and
Chesapeake Bay
What are the five geographic regions of Virginia?
Hint: At Virginia Beach People Feel CoolAppalachian PlateauValley and RidgeBlue Ridge MountainsPiedmontCoastal Plain (Tidewater)
What states border Virginia?
Hint: Mustard with Ketchup Tastes NiceMarylandWest VirginiaKentuckyTennesseeNorth Carolina
What geographic region of Virginia is characterized by flat
land, is located near the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay, includes the Eastern Shore, and
is east of the Fall Line?
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
What is the natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river?
Fall Line
What geographic region means “land at the foot
of the mountains”, is west of the Fall Line, and has rolling hills?
Piedmont
What geographic region is part of the Appalachian
mountain system and located between the Piedmont and Valley and Ridge regions? It has old rounded mountains and is the source of many
rivers?
Blue Ridge Mountains
What geographic region of Virginia includes the Great Valley of Virginia and other
valleys separated by ridges? It is located west of the Blue
Ridge Mountains?Valley and Ridge
What geographic region of Virginia is located in
southwest Virginia? Only a small part of the plateau
is located in Virginia.Appalachian Plateau
What mountain system includes the Blue Ridge
Mountains and the Valley and Ridge Regions?Appalachian mountain system
What is an area of raised land that is flat on top?
Plateau
What is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three
sides?Peninsula
What body of water provided transportation links between
Virginia and other places such as Europe, Africa, and
the Caribbean?Atlantic Ocean
What body of water provided a safe harbor and was a source of food and
transportation for Virginians?
Chesapeake Bay
What body of water flows into the Chesapeake Bay? Richmond and Jamestown are located on
this body of water?
James River
Name the body of water where Yorktown is located. It flows into the
Chesapeake Bay.
York River
Alexandria is located along this body of water. It flows into the the Chesapeake
Bay.
Potomac River
Fredricksburg is located along this body of water.
It flows into the Chesapeake Bay.
Rappahannock River
How did the flow of rivers affect the settlement of
Virginia?The rivers provided a source for food as well as pathways for exploration and
the settlement of Virginia.
What is the name of the shallow, natural body of water surrounded by the
Dismal Swamp and located in the Coastal Plain region?
Lake Drummond
What body of water, located in the Coastal Plain, has a variety of wildlife and was explored and surveyed by
George Washington?Dismal Swamp
Where is the Eastern Shore located?
It is a peninsula that is bordered by the Chesapeake Bay on the west and the
Atlantic Ocean on the east.
Why are the native peoples called Indians?
Christopher Columbus called the people he found in the lands he explored “Indians” because he
thought he was in the Indies (near China).
What evidence is there that American Indians lived in all areas of the state of
Virginia?
Artifacts such as arrowheads, pottery, and other tools that have been found tell a lot
about the people who lived in Virginia.
What were the three major language groups found in
Virginia?Hint: I Speak American
IroquoianSiouan
Algonquian
What languages were spoken primarily in the Tidewater region? The Powhatan
were a part of this group.
Algonquian
What languages were spoken primarily in the Piedmont
region? The Monacan were a part of this group.
Siouan
What languages were spoken in southwestern Virginia and in
southern Virginia near what is today North Carolina? The Cherokee were
a part of this group.
Iroquoian