- Name the two bodies of water that border Virginia.
Your answer:
Chesapeake Bay & Potomac River
Atlantic Ocean & Chesapeake Bay
James River & Atlantic Ocean
- Terms such as "next to," "bordering," and "near" show connections between two places which describes _____.
Your answer:
local location
relative location
close location
- The five states that border Virginia are:
Your answer:
Maryland, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Delaware, West Virginia
Eastern Shore, North Carolina, Maryland, Kentucky, Maine
Maryland, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, West Virginia
- Name the five geographic regions of Virginia.
Your answer:
Coastal Plain, Fall Line, Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley & Ridge
Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley & Ridge, Appalachian Plateau
Eastern Shore, Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Appalachian Mountains, Valley & Ridge
- The natural border between the Coastal Plain and the Piedmont region where rapids and waterfalls prevented further travel on the James River.
Your answer:
Fall Line
Rapid Line
Coastal Border
- Name the geographic region that has flat land and is located east of the Fall Line.
Your answer:
Piedmont region
Coastal Plain region
Eastern Shore region
- Name the geographic region that has rolling hills and is located west of the Fall Line.
Your answer:
Piedmont region
Coastal Plain region
Valley & Ridge region
- Which geographic region has old, rounded mountains and is the source of many rivers?
Your answer:
Appalachian Plateau region
Valley & Ridge region
Blue Ridge Mountain region
- Name the geographic region that includes the Great Valley of Virginia and other valleys separated by ridges.
Your answer:
Roanoke Valley region
Valley & Ridge region
Blue Ridge Mountain region
- Name the geographic region located in southern Virginia that has an area of elevated land that is flat on top.
Your answer:
Appalachian Plateau region
Blue Ridge Mountain region
Shenandoah Valley region
- Which two geographic regions are part of the Appalachian Mountain system?
Your answer:
Shenandoah Valley region and Blue Ridge Mountain region
Blue Ridge Mountain region and Coastal Plain region
Blue Ridge Mountain region and Valley & Ridge region
- Which geographic region is located west of the Fall Line and is between the Coastal Plain and the Blue Ridge Mountain region?
Your answer:
Tidewater region
Eastern Shore region
Piedmont region
- What body of water separates the Eastern Shore from the "coastal" area or mainland of Virginia?
Your answer:
Atlantic Ocean
James River
Chesapeake Bay
- Name the geographic region that is located between the Piedmont and the Valley & Ridge region.
Your answer:
Blue Ridge Mountain region
Tidewater region
Appalachian Plateau region
- Which geographic region located in southwestern Virginia includes the Cumberland Gap?
Your answer:
Valley & Ridge region
Piedmont region
Appalachian Plateau region
- What word means "land at the foot of mountains?"
Your answer:
Piedmont
Relative location
Tidewater
- What term means "an area of elevated land that is flat on top?"
Your answer:
plateau
peninsula
Fall Line
- Name the geographic region that is located west of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Your answer:
Tidewater Region
Appalachian Plateau region
Valley & Ridge region
- What term means "a piece of land bordered by water on three sides?"
Your answer:
island
plateau
peninsula
- Name the body of water that provided transportation links between Virginia and other places in the world.
Your answer:
James River
Atlantic Ocean
Chesapeake Bay
- Name the geographic region that contains a plateau, of which only a small part is located in Virginia.
Your answer:
Tidewater region
Appalachian Plateau region
Blue Ridge Mountain region
- Many early Virginia cities developed along the _____ _______, where the land rises sharply and waterfalls prevent further travel.
Your answer:
Natural Border
Fall Line
Coastal Plain
- Name the four major rivers that flow into the Chesapeake Bay. These rivers are separated by peninsulas.
Your answer:
Potomac, Rappahannock, York, James
James, Roanoke, Rappahannock, Williamsburg
Potomac, Rappahannock, Roanoake, James
- Rivers flow downhill to the ______.
Your answer:
bay
rivers
sea
- Name the body of water that provided a safe harbor and was a source of food and transportation.
Your answer:
Chesapeake Bay
Roanoke Bay
Eastern Bay
- The _____ ______ flows into the Chesapeake Bay. The cities of Richmond and Jamestown are located on this river.
Your answer:
York River
Potomac River
James River
- The ____ _____ flows into the Chesapeake Bay. The city of Yorktown is located on this river.
Your answer:
James River
Rapahannock River
York River
- The ___ ____ flows into the Chesapeake Bay. The city of Alexandria is located on this river.
Your answer:
James River
Potomac River
York River
- The ____ ____ flows into the Chesapeake Bay. The city of Fredericksburg is located on this river.
Your answer:
James River
Rappahannock River
York River
- Each ____ was a source of food and provided a pathway for exploration and settlement of Virginia.
Your answer:
river
path
settlement
- The ___ ____ is a peninsula bordered by the Chesapeake Bay to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.
Your answer:
Tidewater
Eastern Shore
Northern Neck