What is a location that may be described using terms that show connections between two places such as “next to” or “near” ?
a relative location
100
What region is described as having flat land, located near the Atlantic Ocean andChesapeake Bay, includes the Eastern Shore, and is East of the Fall Line?
the Coatal Plain (Tidewate) region
100
What large body of water provided transportation links between Virginia and other places (e.g., Europe, Africa, Caribbean)?
the Atlantic Ocean
100
What is a low strip of low land between mountains or hills?
Valley
100
What are the cardinal directions?
North, South, East, West
200
What large bodies of water border
Virginia?
the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean
200
What is the natural border between the
Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and the Piedmont
regions, where waterfalls prevent further
travel on the rivers?
the Fall Line
200
What large swamp is located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region, supports a variety of wildlife, and
was explored and surveyed byGeorge Washington?
the great Dismal Swamp
200
What is an area where the elevation drops causing the waterfalls and rapids in rivers?
Fall Line
200
What are the ordinal directions?
Northeast, Northwest, Southwest, Southeast
300
What five states border the state of Virginia?
Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina.
300
What regions is part of the Appalachian mountain system, located between the Piedmont and the
Valley and Ridge regions, is the source of many rivers, and is describes as having old, rounded mountains?
the Blue Ridge Mountains
300
Where is the Eastern Shore
located?
The Eastern Shore is a peninsula bordered by the Chesapeake Bay to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.
300
What is a piece of land bordered by water on three sides?
Peninsula
300
What are the seven continents?
North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Europe, Antarctica, and Australia
400
What states border Virginia to the south?
Tennessee and North Carolina
400
Which region is an area of elevated land that is flat on top, located in Southwest Virginia, and only a small part of the plateau is located in Virginia.
the Appalachian Plateau region
400
What is a peninsula?
A peninsula is apiece of land bordered by water on three sides.
400
What is a long area of elevated land that is flat on top?
Plateau
400
What are next to, near, above, examples of?
Relative Location
500
What state borders Virginia to the Northeast?
Maryland
500
What region includes the Great Valley of Virginia,
other valleys separated by ridges, and is located west of Blue Ridge Mountains
the Valley and Ridge region
500
How did water features
influence the development of
Virginia?
Each river was a source of food and provided a pathway for exploration and settlement of Virginia.
500
What is a long area of land that all looks the same?
Region
500
Which direction is Virginia on a US map? (think East and West)?