Mnemonics
What saying do we use for major cities on the 4 major rivers? (half points)
What does this saying stand for? (half points)
Bonus +100 if you can name the other big city on the James River!
A Fancy Yellow Jaguar
Alexandria, Fredericksburg, Yorktown, Jamestown
Ketchup
Kentucky
Name the three languages tribes of Indians located in Virginia spoke? (200 for each)
Iroquoian, Algonquian, Siouan
What is the region labeled with the number 3?
Blue Ridge Mountains
Which region is the tech center for Virginia?
Piedmont
What saying do we use to remember the 4 major rivers in Virginia? (half points)
What does that saying stand for? (half points)
Principles Ride Yellow Jaguars
Potomac, Raphahannock, York, James
With
West Virginia
What is the name of the major Indian city where leaders from all tribes met?
Werowocomoco
What region is represented by the number 5?
Bonus question what is the piece of land marked with a ? named?
Coastal Plain
Eastern Shore
What two regions are separated by the fall line?
Piedmont and Coastal Plain
What saying do we use for the Virginia Indians and the language they speak? (half points)
What does the saying stand for? (half points)
Bonus +100 if you can show me on a map where they are located!
Spaghetti and Meatballs, Ice Cream, Apple Pie
Siouan/Monacan, Iroquoian/Cherokee, Algonquin/Powhatan
Mustard
Maryland
What language did the Powhatan Indians speak?
Algonquian
What number represents the region that we live in?
Bonus +100 to the team that can mark the closest to where we live on the map (1 person per team)
2 (Valley and Ridge)
What are the two major bodies of water that border Virginia?
Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean
What saying do we use for the regions in Virginia? (half points)
What does the saying stand for? (half points
A Very Blue Potato Chip
App Plateau, Valley & Ridge, Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain
Taste
Tennessee
What language did the Monacan Indians speak?
Siouan
What region is represented by the number 4?
Bonus points what is another name for the Coastal Plain region? (+300)
Piedmont
Tidewater
Where is Lake Drummond located?
Inside the Dismal Swamp
What saying do we use for the bordering states? (half points)
What does the first letters of that saying stand for? (half points)
Ketchup With Mustard Taste Nasty
Kentucky, West VA, Maryland, Tennessee, N Carolina
Nasty
North Carolina
What language did the Cherokee Indians speak?
Iroquoian
Name all 4 major rivers and place them with the correct letter
A-Potomac River
B-Rappahannock River
C-York River
D-James River
(!FOR 1000 POINTS!) The Virginia state flag has the saying "Sic Semper Tyrannis" on it. What does that saying mean?
"Thus Always To Tyrants"