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1. What may be described using terms that show connections between two places such as: next to , near, or bordering?
2. What two large bodies of water border Virginia?
3. What are the five states that border Virginia?
4. Virginia can be divided into _____ geographic regions.
5. Which region has flat land?
6. What is the natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river?
7. Which region is located near the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay (including the Eastern Shore)?
8. What word means "land at the foot of mountains" ?
9. Which region is west of the Fall Line?
10. Which region has old, rounded mountains?
11. Which region is located east of the Fall Line?
12. Which region is located between the Piedmont and Valley and Ridge regions?
13. Which region is the source of many rivers?
14. Which region includes the Great Valley of Virginia and other valleys separated by ridges?
15. Which two regions are parts of the Appalachian Mountain system?
16. Which region is located west of the Blue Ridge Mountains?
17. What word means an area of elevated land that is flat on top?
18. Which region is located in Southwest Virginia?
19. Which region includes only a small part of the plateau which is located in Virginia?
20. Which region has rolling hills?
21. Water features were important to the early history of ______________.
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.
23. The four major rivers that flow into the Chesapeake Bay are separated by ___________________.
24. What body of water separates the Easter Shore from the mainlands of Virginia?
25. What word means a piece of land bordered by water on three sides?
26. What body of water provided transportation links between Virginia and other places such as Europe, Africa and the Caribbean?
27. What body of water was a source of food and transportation and provided a safe harbor?
28. Richmond and Jamestown are located along which river?
29. Yorktown is located along which river?
30. Alexandria is the city found along the _________________ River.
31. Fredericksburg is located along the ________________ River.
32. Each river was a source of food and provided a pathway for ________________ and _______________ of Virginia.
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?
34. What water feature in Virginia is located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region and has a variety of wildlife?
35. What famous Virginian explored and surveyed the Dismal Swamp?
36. The Eastern Shore is a ___________ bordered by the Chesapeake Bay to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.
37. Name the 5 geographic regions of Virginia in order from east to west.
38. Name the 4 major rivers in Virginia in order from north to south.
