Virginia Neighbors! (Bordering States & Water)
This ocean borders Virginia to the east.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
This is the flat land region of Virginia, located near the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay.
What is the Coastal Plain (Tidewater)?
This river flows into the Chesapeake Bay and is where Fredericksburg is located.
What is the Rappahannock River?
This shallow natural lake is located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region.
What is Lake Drummond?
This body of water provided transportation links between Virginia and other places like Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
This large bay provides a safe harbor and is a source of food and transportation for Virginia.
What is the Chesapeake Bay?
This is the natural border between the Coastal Plain and Piedmont Regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river.
What is the Fall Line?
This river flows into the Chesapeake Bay and is where Jamestown and Richmond are located.
What is the James River?
This wetland area is located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region and is home to a variety of wildlife.
What is the Dismal Swamp?
A piece of land bordered by water on three sides is called a what?
What is a peninsula?
Name the state that borders Virginia to the north.
What is Maryland?
These old, rounded mountains are part of the Appalachian mountain system and are located between the Piedmont and Valley and Ridge regions.
What are the Blue Ridge Mountains?
This river flows into the Chesapeake Bay and is where Alexandria is located.
What is the Potomac River?
Lake Drummond is surrounded by this.
What is the Dismal Swamp?
The Eastern Shore of Virginia is bordered by this body of water to the west.
What is the Chesapeake Bay?
Name the state that borders Virginia to the south.
What is North Carolina?
This region of Virginia is known for its rolling hills and is located west of the Fall Line.
What is the Piedmont?
This river flows into the Chesapeake Bay and is where Yorktown is located.
What is the York River?
Both Lake Drummond and the Dismal swamp are located in this region of Virginia.
What is the Coastal Plain (Tidewater)?
The Eastern Shore of Virginia is bordered by this body of water to the east.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
Name the western most state that borders Virginia.
What is Kentucky?
This region in Southwest Virginia is an area of elevated land that is flat on top.
What is the Appalachian Plateau?
These rivers were a source of food and provided a pathway for exploration and settlement of Virginia.
What are the James, York, Potomac, and Rappahannock Rivers?
These wetlands are known for having a wide variety of what?
What is wildlife?
The Chesapeake bay provided early settlers with this.
What is a safe harbor and a source of food and transportation?