Hungry 4 History Trivia VA Studies 2010 and beyond Level 1 1 What may be described using terms that show connections between two places such as: next to, near, or bordering? 2 3 What two large bodies of water border Virginia? What are the five states that border Virginia? 4 5 Virginia can be divided into geographic regions. Which region has flat land? 6 7 What is the natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river? Which region is located near the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay (including the Eastern Shore)? 8 9 What word means land at the foot of mountains? Which region is west of the Fall Line? Virginia Studies VS.2 a, b, c
10 11 Which region has old, rounded mountains? Which region is located east of the Fall Line? 12 13 Which region is located between the Piedmont and Valley and Ridge regions? Which region is the source of many rivers? 14 Which region includes the Great Valley of Virginia and other valleys separated by ridges? 15 Which two regions are parts of the Appalachian Mountain system? 16 17 Which region is located west of the? What word means an area of elevated land that is flat on top? 18 Which region is located in Southwest Virginia? 19 Which region includes only a small part of the plateau which is located in Virginia? Virginia Studies VS.2 a, b, c
20 21 Which region has rolling hills? Water features were important to the early history of. 22 Many early Virginia developed along the Fall Line, the natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions where the land rises sharply and waterfalls prevent further travel on the river. 24 23 25 The four major rivers that flow into the Chesapeake Bay are separated by. What body of water separates the Eastern Shore from the mainland of Virginia? What word means a piece of land bordered by water on three sides? 26 27 What body of water provided transportation links between Virginia and other places such as Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean? What body of water was a source of food and transportation and provided a safe harbor? 28 29 Richmond and Jamestown are located along which river? Yorktown is located along which river? Virginia Studies VS.2 a, b, c
30 31 Alexandria is the city found along the River. Fredericksburg is located along the River. 32 33 Each river was a source of food and provided a pathway for and of Virginia. What water feature in Virginia is located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region and is a shallow natural lake surrounded by the Dismal Swamp? 34 35 What water feature in Virginia is located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region and has a variety of wildlife? What famous Virginian explored and surveyed the Dismal Swamp? 36 The Eastern Shore is a bordered by the Chesapeake Bay to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. 37 Name the 5 geographic regions of Virginia in order from east to west. 38 39 Name the 4 major rivers in Virginia in order from north to south. Virginia Studies VS.2 a, b, c
1 relative location 3 Maryland West Virginia Kentucky Tennessee North Carolina 2 Atlantic Ocean Chesapeake Bay 5 4 Coastal Plain (Tidewater) five 7 6 Coastal Plain (Tidewater) Fall Line 9 8 Piedmont Piedmont Answers Level 1
11 10 Coastal Plain (Tidewater) 13 12 15 14 Valley and Ridge Valley and Ridge 17 16 plateau Valley and Ridge 19 18 Appalachian Plateau Appalachian Plateau Answers Level 1
21 20 Virginia Piedmont 23 22 peninsulas cities 25 24 peninsula Chesapeake Bay 27 26 Chesapeake Bay Atlantic Ocean 29 28 York River James River Answers Level 1
31 30 Rappahannock River Potomac River 33 32 Lake Drummond exploration and settlement 35 34 George Washington Dismal Swamp 37 36 Coastal Plain (Tidewater) Piedmont Valley and Ridge Appalachian Plateau peninsula 39 38 Potomac River Rappahannock River York River James River (Principals Race Yellow Jaguars) Answers Level 1