Virginia Regions
Gloucester is located in what region?
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Geography
What are the three counties that neighbor Gloucester County?
Mathews, Middlesex, and King & Queen
List Virginia's four major rivers.
Potomac, Rappahannock, James, and York Rivers
Industries in Virginia produce goods and services used throughout the United States. True or false?
True
What region of Virginia is located just west of the Fall Line and has rolling hills and fields?
Piedmont
Which two bodies of water border Virginia?
Atlantic Ocean & Chesapeake Bay
What terms describe what relative location is?
This body of water provided transportation links between Virginia and Europe, Africa, and the Carribean.
Atlantic Ocean
What did Virginia's transportation system (highways, railroads, and air) move to factories and markets?
Raw materials and finished products
What region has an area of elevated land that is flat on top and located in southwest Virginia?
Appalachian Plateau
What mountain chain is in western Virginia?
Appalachian Mountains
Gloucester County is located on what river?
York River
Fredericksburg is located on what northern river (not the farthest north)?
Rappahannock River
Virginia exports (sells to other areas) agricultural and manufactured products. List 3 examples.
Tobacco, Poultry, Coal, Ships
Name the region which includes the Great Valley of Virginia and is located west of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Valley and Ridge
List the 5 states that border Virginia.
Maryland, North Carolina, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee
What is the name of the shallow natural lake surrounded by the Dismal Swamp, located in the Coastal Plain near the border of North Carolina?
Lake Drummond
What river is the city of Alexandria located on?
Potomac
Give one example of a major part of Virginia's economy.
Tourism
Which region has old rounded mountains?
Blue Ridge Mountains
Gloucester County is located on an area of land surrounded on three sides by water, also known as what?
Peninsula
What are the four cardinal directions?
North, East, South, West
This shore is bordered by the Chesapeake Bay to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.
Eastern Shore
Advances in transportation, communication, and technology have contributed to migration and led to economic development in Virginia. True or false?
True