VS.2 a, b, c

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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