Maps and Directions
Regions of Virginia
Map Symbols
Continents
100
Complete this sentence about directions on a map.
Never eat soggy ____________
waffles
N = north
E = east
S = soggy
W = waffles
100
If I want to go to the beach, I would go to
a. the Piedmont
b. the Blue Ridge Mountains
c. the coastal plain
c. the Coastal Plain The "coast" means the land by the water. There beach is by the water.
100
When you see areas of blue on a map, you are probably looking at
a. water like a river, lake or ocean
b. outer space
c. a continent
a. WATER!
100
There are _____________ continents
a. 7
b. 200
c. 40
a. seven continents
200
When looking at the top of a map, you are probably looking
a. south
b. west
c. north
c. North Remember your compass rose?
200
How many geographic regions are in Virginia?
a. 4
b. 6
c. 5
c. 5 Virginia has 5 regions!
200
When you see a star * by the name of a city you are looking at a ____________ city.
a. large
b. capitol
c. donut
b. capitol of the state like Richmond, Va. or country like Washington D. C.
200
What continent is south of North America
a. Europe
b. SOUTH America
c. Asia
b. SOUTH America is located below or south of North America on a map.
300
The continent at the very bottom of the globe is
a. north
b. south
b. south. Antarctica is at the south pole.
300
If I want to go hiking I might go to the
a. Blue Ridge Mountains
b. the Plateau
a. The Blue Ridge Mountain chain is know for the many hiking trails that run through it.
300
When you see see two sided shapes like this ^^^ on a map you are looking at
a. water
b. a railroad
c. mountains
c. mountains
300
We live in
a. North America
b. Asia
c. Africa
a. We live in north America
400
The state that is south of Virginia is Ohio. True or False?
False. It is North Carolina
400
The region of Virginia where Richmond is located is
a. the Plateau
b. the Blue Ridge Mountains
c. the Piedmont
c. Piedmont
400
When you see this on a map you are look in at a compass rose. True or False?
True
400
If you wanted to see penguins what continent would you travel to?
a. Asia
b. Australia
c. Antarctica
c. Antarctica. This is a very cold place and penguins like really cold weather!
500
The state that is mostly west of Virginia is
West Virgiinia
500
What is the capitol of Virginia?
a. Charlottesville
b. Washington D. C.
c. Richmond
c. Richmond is the capitol of Virginia
500
A compass rose tells
a. the size of the map
b. directions like north, south, east and west
c. how far it is from one place to another
b. north, south, east, west
500
What continent is also an island (surrounded on all sides by water?)
a. Australia
b. North America
c. Asia
a. Australia is a continent and an island!