Borders
Regions
Water
Vocabulary
Grab Bag
100

How many bordering states does Virginia have?

5 (five)

100

How many geographic regions does Virginia have?

5 (five)

100

On which river is Fredericksburg located?

Rappahannock

100

What is the name of a piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides?

peninsula

100

What is the physical geography of the Piedmont region?

rolling hills

200

How many bodies of water border Virginia?

2 (two)

200

Which region has flat land?

Coastal Plain

200

What is bordered by the Chesapeake Bay to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east?

Eastern Shore

200

What is an area of elevated land that is flat on top?

plateau

200

What provides transportation to places like the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe?

Atlantic Ocean

300

Which 2 bodies of water border Virginia?

Chesapeake Bay

and

Atlantic Ocean

300

Which 2 regions are part of the Appalachian Mountain system?

Valley and Ridge

and

Blue Ridge Mountains

300

What are the 4 rivers that flow into the Chesapeake Bay from north to south?

Potomac,

Rappahannock,

York,

James

300

What is the natural border between the Piedmont and Coastal Plain where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river?

Fall Line

300

Which water feature has a variety of wildlife?

Dismal Swamp

400

What are the 5 states that border Virginia?

Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina

400

Which region is the source of many rivers?

Blue Ridge Mountains

400

What separates the 4 major rivers in Virginia?

peninsulas

400

Which word means: at the foot of mountains?

Piedmont

400

What were the sources of food, exploration, and transportation?

rivers

500

Besides Virginia, which 2 states border the Atlantic Ocean or Chesapeake Bay?

Maryland and North Carolina

500

Which 2 regions border the Fall Line?

Piedmont and Coastal Plain

500

In which region is the Dismal Swamp and Lake Drummond located?

Coastal Plain

500

Which word means next to, beside, or touching?

bordering

500

What separates the Eastern Shore from mainland Virginia?

Chesapeake Bay