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VA Regions
Bodies of Water
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Indigenous People
Indigenous People Pt. 2
100
This region makes money from all of the tourists that visit it's beaches.
What is the Coastal Plain?
100
Southernmost river of the four major rivers that flow into the Chesapeake Bay; Richmond and Jamestown are located along this river.
What is the James River?
100
This state borders Virginia to the north
What is Maryland?
100
Number of major American Indian language groups in Virginia.
What is 3?
100
To tell about how people in Virginia lived before now, including First Americans, these are used. They can include arrowheads, pottery, and other tools.
What are artifacts?
200
This region includes the Great Valley of Virginia and other valleys separated by ridges.
What is the Valley and Ridge?
200
Flows into the Chesapeake Bay; Yorktown is located on this river.
What is the York River?
200
This state borders Virginia directly to the south.
What is North Carolina?
200

The large Indigenous town that was used by tribal leaders for hundreds of years before the English 

arrived in 1607 was called ___________.

Werowocomoco

200

Which of the following best describes the climate in Virginia?

A. Mild temperatures with four distinct seasons

B. Hot and dry all year round

C. Cold and snowy most of the year

D. Tropical with heavy rainfall

A. Mild temperatures with four distinct seasons

300
This region is known as the "land at the foot of the mountains" and its land is made up of rolling hills.
What is the Piedmont?
300
Bay that is fed by four major rivers (Potomac, Rappahannock, York, James).
What is the Chesapeake Bay?
300
This state borders Virginia to the Southeast.
What is Tennessee?
300

What language was spoken by the Powhatan?

Algonquian

300

Which of the following materials was mostly used by Virginia’s Indigenous peoples for clothing?

A. Wool

B. Cotton

C. Deerskin

D. Bark

C. Deerskin

400
This region is part of the Appalachian Mountain system.
What are the Blue Ridge Mountains?
400
Northernmost river of the four major rivers that flow into the Chesapeake Bay; Alexandria is located along this river.
What is the Potomac River?
400
These TWO states border Virginia to the West.
What are Kentucky and West Virginia?
400

Language spoken primarily in the Coastal Plain region; Powhatans spoke this language.

What was the Algonquian?

400

The kinds of food the Indigenous people in Virginia ate depended on the seasons.

True or False

True

500
Lots of coal mining takes place here.
What is the Appalachian Plateau?
500

Which of the following water features had limited historical settlement near or around it due to its challenging environment?

A. Atlantic Ocean B. Dismal Swamp

C. Rappahannock River D. Alexandria, Virginia

B. Dismal Swamp

500
Name all five states that border Virginia.
What are West Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina?
500

An archeologist is hoping to learn more about the Monacan tribe. In which region of Virginia should she look for artifacts?

Piedmont Region 

500

The Powhatan relied more on fishing and shellfish than the Monacan since they lived along the coast.

True or False

True