Bordering States
Water Borders
Geographic Regions
Region Details
Rivers
Water Impact
100

State north of Virginia

Maryland

100

Ocean east of Virginia

Atlantic Ocean

100

Flat land near water

Coastal Plain or Tidewater

100

Coastal Plain is east of this line

Fall Line

100

River with Richmond and Jamestown

James River

100

People settled near this

Water

200

State west of Virginia

West Virginia

200

Large bay bordering Virginia

Chesapeake Bay

200

Region with rolling hills

Piedmont

200

Piedmont is west of this line

Fall Line

200

River with Yorktown

York River

200

Waterways were used as travel

Routes

300

State southwest of Virginia and directly south of West Virginia

Kentucky

300

Capital located between VA and Maryland

Washington DC

300

Small region in southwest VA

Appalachian Plateau

300

Mountains that are river sources

Blue Ridge

300

River with Fredericksburg

Rappahannock River

300

Waterways also acted as this

Boundaries

400

State directly south of Virginia

North Carolina

400

Land surrounded by water on 3 sides

Peninsula

400

Old, rounded mountains

Blue Ridge

400

Large valley in western VA

Great Valley

400

River with Alexandria

Potomac River

400

Bay provided food and this

Transportation

500

State southwest below Kentucky

Tennessee

500

Eastern Shore is this landform

Peninsula

500

Region west of Blue Ridge

Valley and Ridge

500

Plateau means this type of land

Tall (or raised) Flat land

500

All four rivers flow into this

Chesapeake Bay

500

Ocean linked VA to other places

Transportation