Montclair VA Studies ~ Unit 1 Geography ~ Guided Lesson

Montclair Elementary School
G4 VA Studies
Unit 1 Geography ~ Guided Lesson

Learning Targets

• I can locate Virginia on a map and its relation to other places and bodies of water.

• I can locate Virginia’s bordering states on a map and orally describe their relative location to Virginia.

What is the relative location of Virginia?

Multiple Choice

True or False. Providing an exact location, or distance, is known as absolute location.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Select all the words that are synonyms for "relative",

as used in the term "relative location".

• related

• family

• relationship

• grandparents

Virginia is located on the continent of North America, along the Atlantic Ocean.

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Continent

Dropdown

Virginia is located on the continent of​

Select answer

, along the​

Select answer

Ocean.

Virginia has 5 bordering states:
Maryland (North)
West Virginia (North & West)
Kentucky (West)
Tennessee (South)
North Carolina (South)

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Borders

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Match

Correctly match the border state with the

number shown on the map.

• #1

• #2

• #3

• #4

North Carolina

Tennessee

Kentucky

West Virginia

Maryland

• North Carolina

• Tennessee

• Kentucky

• West Virginia

• Maryland

Dropdown

North Carolina is located​

Select answer

of Virginia.

Drag and Drop

Virginia is east of​

Placeholder

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

West Virginia

Maryland

North Carolina

Drag and Drop

Virginia is​ located

Placeholder

of Maryland.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

south

east

north

Multiple Choice

How many states border Virginia?

• 3 states

• 5 states

• 7 states

My Wild Kitty Takes Naps

Dropdown

I can locate​

Select answer

on a map and its​

Select answer

location to other places and bodies of water.

Dropdown

I can​

Select answer

Virginia's bordering states on a map and describe their​

Select answer

location to Virginia.