Regions
Virginia can be divided into _________ geographic regions.
What may be described using the terms that show connections between two places such as: next to, near, or bordering?
Five
Relative Location
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
Yorktown is located along which river?
York River
What body of water provided transportation links between Virginia and other places such as Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean?
Atlantic Ocean
What water feature in Virginia is located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region and has a variety of wildlife?
What famous Virginian explored and surveyed this area?
Dismal Swamp
George Washington
Which region has old, rounded mountains and is located between the Piedmont and Valley and Ridge regions? This region is the source of many rivers.
Blue Ridge Mountains
Which region is located in Southwest Virginia and includes only a small part of the plateau which is located in Virginia?
Appalachian Plateau
Richmond and Jamestown are located along which river?
James River
What body of water separates the Eastern Shore from the mainland of Virginia and was a source of food and transportation and provided a safe harbor?
Chesapeake Bay
What is the natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river?
Many early Virginia ______________ developed along this area.
Fall Line
cities
Which region is west of the Fall Line and has rolling hills?
Piedmont
Which region includes the Great Valley of Virginia and other valleys separated by ridges and located west of the Blue Ridge Mountains?
Valley and Ridge
Alexandria is the city found along the ______________ River.
Potomac
What two large bodies of water border Virginia?
Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean
What word means an area of elevated land that is flat on top?
plateau
Which region is located near the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay (including the eastern Shore) and east of the Fall Line? This region has flat land.
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Which two regions are parts of the Appalachian Mountain system?
Blue Ridge Mountains and Valley and Ridge
Fredericksburg is located along the _____________ River.
Rappahannock
Water features were important to the early history of ___________________.
Virginia
What word means "land at the foot of mountains"?
Piedmont
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
What are the five states that border Virginia?
Maryland
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
North Carolina
Name the 4 major rivers in Virginia in order from north to south.
Potomac River
Rappahonnock River
York River
James River
(Principals Race Yellow Jaguars)
Each river was a source of food and provided a pathway for ______________ and ______________ of Virginia.
exploration and settlement
What word means pieces of land bordered by water on three sides?
The four major rivers that flow into the Chesapeake Bay are separated by ___________________?
peninsulas