Regions of VA
What region of VA do we live in?
Coastal Plains
A piece of land bordered by water on three sides is called a-
Peninsula
Name one of the Languages spoken by the Native American tribes
Iroquoian
Siouan
Algonquian
What city can be found along the James River?
Richmond and/or Jamestown
What is an artifact?
A piece of history that allows us to learn more about the lives of those that lived before us.
What region is west of the Fall Line?
Piedmont
What is the name of the Lake that the Great Dismal Swamp surrounds?
Lake Drummond
What language was primarily spoken by the Cherokee in Southwestern and Southern Virginia?
Iroquoian
What city can be found along the Powhatan River?
Alexandria
Name 2 different artifacts we ave discovered from the Native Peoples.
Tools, weapons, arrow heads, pottery, ect.
True or False, people can travel along the Fall Line due to the calm waters.
False
Why was it important for the Native Peoples to settle along the major rivers?
The rivers provided food and transportation.
What language was spoken in the Piedmont region of Virginia?
Siouan
All of the four major rivers flow into what body of water?
Chesapeake Bay
Virginia's American Indians are referred to as-
Eastern Woodland Indians
What kind of hills to the Blue Ridge Mountains have?
Rounded, old mountains tops
What major body of water allowed the Native People and now Virginias to travel to places such as; Europe, Africa, and South America?
Atlantic Ocean
What language was mostly spoken in the Coastal Plains of Virginia?
Algonquian
What major city can be found along the York River?
Yorktown
Where are current state-recognized American Indian Tribes located?
All regions throughout Virginia
Name all 5 regions from East to West
Coastal Plains
Peidmont
Blue Ridge Mountians
Ridge and Valley
Appalachian Plateau
Name of the four major rivers in Virginia in order from North to South.
Potomac River
Rappahannock River
York River
James River
Match all of the tribes with the correct language.
The Powhatan spoke ___________
The Cherokee spoke ___________
The Monacan spoke ____________
The Powhatan spoke Algonquian.
The Cherokee spoke Iroquoian.
The Monacan spoke Siouan.
Fredericksburg can be found along the _____ River.
Rappahannock
True or False, Lake Drummond and The Great Dismal Swamp are both located in the Piedmont region?
If true, look at the answer, if false, where are they located?
False, they are located in the Tidewater region.