Social Studies: Virginia Geography

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Question 1 of 47

What two large bodies of water border Virginia

Select one or more of the following:

The Atlantic Ocean
The Pacific Ocean
The Gulf of Mexico
The Chesapeake Bay

Explanation

Question 2 of 47

Which five states border Virginia?

Select one or more of the following:

South Carolina
North Carolina
Maryland
Georgia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee

Explanation

Question 3 of 47

What is the natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and the Piedmont regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river?

Select one of the following:

Plateau
Ocean
Fall line
Valley

Explanation

Question 4 of 47

What are the five regions of Virginia?

Select one or more of the following:

Blue Ridge Parkway
Blue Ridge Mountains
Appalachian Plateau
Coastal Plain
Mid-Virginia
Valley and Ridge
Piedmont

Explanation

Question 5 of 47

What is the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region like?

Select one of the following:

Hilly
Flat Land
Valley
Lots of Mountains

Explanation

Question 6 of 47

What region is the land at the foot of the mountains?

Select one of the following:

Piedmont
Coast Plain
Appalachian Plateau
Valley and Ridge

Explanation

Question 7 of 47

What region is located near the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay (including the Eastern Shore). East of the Fall Line.

Select one of the following:

Piedmont
Valley and Ridge
Coastal Plain
Blue Ridge Mountain

Explanation

Question 8 of 47

What does the Piedmont region like?

Select one of the following:

Flat land
Mountains
Rolling Hills
Valleys

Explanation

Question 9 of 47

What area is west of the fall line?

Select one of the following:

Piedmont Region
Coastal Plain
Inner Plain
Eastern Shore

Explanation

Question 10 of 47

What is the Blue Ridge Mountain region like?

Select one of the following:

Flat area
Rounded Mountains
Hilly
Desert

Explanation

Question 11 of 47

Where area is between the Piedmont and Valley and Ridge regions?

Select one of the following:

Coastal Plain
Appalachian Plateau
Valley and Ridge
Blue Ridge Mountain

Explanation

Question 12 of 47

What is the Blue Ridge Mountain region the source of?

Select one of the following:

Mountains
Many Rivers
Lots of Hills
Milk

Explanation

Question 13 of 47

What region includes the Great Valley of Virginia and other valleys separated by ridges? It is part of the Appalachian Mountain system.

Select one of the following:

Piedmont
Coastal Plain
Valley and Ridge
Blue Ridge Mountain

Explanation

Question 14 of 47

What are is located west of the Blue Ridge Mountains?

Select one of the following:

Valley and Ridge
Coastal Plain
Piedmont
Blue Ridge Mountains

Explanation

Question 15 of 47

What is an area of elevated land that is flat on top?

Select one of the following:

Valley
Plain
Mountain
Plateau

Explanation

Question 16 of 47

What is a piece of land bordered by water on three sides?

Select one of the following:

Island
Peninsula
Isthmus
Bay

Explanation

Question 17 of 47

Why was the Atlantic Ocean important to the history of early Virginia?

Select one of the following:

For watering plants
For transportation between Virginia and other place
As a source of food to people living in Virginia
For the Revolutionary War

Explanation

Question 18 of 47

Why was the Chesapeake Bay important to the history of early Virginia?

Select one of the following:

Provided a safe harbor and was a source of food and transportation
For Lafayette to meet the British troops
For boats to go in and out of the Bay
For early settlers to have a beach getaway and catch fish

Explanation

Question 19 of 47

What are the four main rivers in Virginia?

Select one or more of the following:

York
Richmond
James
Potomac
Chesapeake
Rappahannock
Indian

Explanation

Question 20 of 47

Where do the four main rivers (Potomac, Rappahannock, York and James) in Virginia flow to?

Select one of the following:

Into the Valley
Into the Mountains
Into the Chesapeake Bay
Into the Appomattox River

Explanation

Question 21 of 47

What important cities are on the James River?

Select one or more of the following:

Richmond
Yorktown
Williamsburg
Jamestown

Explanation

Question 22 of 47

What important city is on the York River?

Select one of the following:

Jamestown
Williamsburg
Richmond
Yorktown

Explanation

Question 23 of 47

What important city is on the Rappahannock River?

Select one of the following:

Rapp City
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Williamsburg

Explanation

Question 24 of 47

What important city in Virginia is on the Potomac River?

Select one of the following:

Alexandria
Williamsburg
Virginia Beach
James River

Explanation

Question 25 of 47

What area of Virginia is described as a peninsula bordered by the Chesapeake Bay to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east?

Select one of the following:

Piedmont
Eastern Shore
Northern Virginia
Valley and Ridge

Explanation

Question 26 of 47

Who are the First Americans?

Select one of the following:

Indians (Native Americans)
Italians
Scottish
George Washington

Explanation

Question 27 of 47

What were the three major language groups found in Virginia?

Select one or more of the following:

Algonquian
Siouan
Cherokee
Apache
Chippewa
Iroquoian

Explanation

Question 28 of 47

What Indian (Native American) language was spoken primarily in the Tidewater region where the Powhatans were a member of this group?

Select one of the following:

Algonquian
Cherokee
Siouan
Iroquoian

Explanation

Question 29 of 47

What Indian (Native American) language was spoken primarily in the Piedmont Region?

Select one of the following:

Algonquian
Siouan
Iroquoian
Cherokee

Explanation

Question 30 of 47

What Indian (Native American) language was primarily spoken in Southwestern Virginia and in Southern Virginia near was is North Carolina today? The Cherokees were part of this group.

Select one of the following:

Algonquian
Siouan
Cherokee
Iroquoian

Explanation

Question 31 of 47

What covers most of Virginia's land?

Select one of the following:

Ocean
Mountains
Forest
Plain

Explanation

Question 32 of 47

What are the Virginia's Indians (Native Americans) referred to?

Select one of the following:

Chesapeake Bay Indians (Native Americans)
Eastern Woodland Indians (Native Americans)
Southern Forest Indians (Native Americans)
Valley and Ridge Indians (Native Americans)

Explanation

Question 33 of 47

What did the Indians (Native Americans) eat in the winter?

Select one of the following:

Fish and Crab
Birds and Animals
Fruits and Vegetables
Meat and Cheese

Explanation

Question 34 of 47

What did the Indians (Native Americans) eat in the spring?

Select one of the following:

Fish and Berries
Vegetables and Cheese
Birds and Animals
Meat and Berries

Explanation

Question 35 of 47

What did Virginia's American Indians (Native Americans) eat in the summer?

Select one of the following:

Fish and Berries
Crops they grew (corn, beans & squash)
Meat and Cheese
Bread and Berries

Explanation

Question 36 of 47

What did Virginia's American Indians (Native Americans) make their clothes from?

Select one of the following:

Vegetable Leaves
Sticks and Berries
Mud and Leaves
Animal Skins

Explanation

Question 37 of 47

What is the name of this state?

Select one of the following:

Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina

Explanation

Question 38 of 47

What is the name of this state?

Select one of the following:

Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee

Explanation

Question 39 of 47

What is the name of this state?

Select one of the following:

Virginia
Kentucky
Maryland
North Carolina

Explanation

Question 40 of 47

What is the name of this state?

Select one of the following:

Maryland
North Carolina
Tennessee
West Virginia

Explanation

Question 41 of 47

What is the name of this state?

Select one of the following:

Tennessee
West Virginia
North Carolina
Kentucky

Explanation

Question 42 of 47

What is the name of this state?

Select one of the following:

Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky

Explanation

Question 43 of 47

Which one is Virginia?

Select one of the following:

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Question 44 of 47

Which one is West Virginia?

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Question 45 of 47

Which one is Kentucky?

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Question 46 of 47

Which one is Tennessee?

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Question 47 of 47

Which one is North Carolina?

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This quiz will cover geography specific to Virginia.

Social Studies: Virginia Geography

Question 1 of 47

What two large bodies of water border Virginia

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 47

Which five states border Virginia?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 47

What is the natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and the Piedmont regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 47

What are the five regions of Virginia?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 47

What is the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region like?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 47

What region is the land at the foot of the mountains?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 47

What region is located near the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay (including the Eastern Shore). East of the Fall Line.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 47

What does the Piedmont region like?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 47

What area is west of the fall line?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 47

What is the Blue Ridge Mountain region like?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 47

Where area is between the Piedmont and Valley and Ridge regions?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 47

What is the Blue Ridge Mountain region the source of?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 47

What region includes the Great Valley of Virginia and other valleys separated by ridges? It is part of the Appalachian Mountain system.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 47

What are is located west of the Blue Ridge Mountains?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 47

What is an area of elevated land that is flat on top?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 47

What is a piece of land bordered by water on three sides?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 17 of 47

Why was the Atlantic Ocean important to the history of early Virginia?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 18 of 47

Why was the Chesapeake Bay important to the history of early Virginia?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 19 of 47

What are the four main rivers in Virginia?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 20 of 47

Where do the four main rivers (Potomac, Rappahannock, York and James) in Virginia flow to?