Virginia Studies Quarter 1 Review

What large bodies of water border Virginia? 

• Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
• Chesapeake Bay and Shenandoah River
• Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay
• Chesapeake Bay and Indian Ocean 

What states border Virginia? 

• Pennsylvania and Maryland
• West Virginia and Georgia
• Tennessee and North Carolina
• Kentucky and South Carolina

Which phrase does NOT describe relative location?

• The James River is a long river. 
• The Atlantic Ocean is near the Coastal Plain (Tidewater). 
• West Virginia is a border of Virginia. 
• Alexandria is near Fredericksburg. 

Which two regions of Virginia are separated by the Fall Line? 

• Appalachian Plateau and Blue Ridge Mountains
• Piedmont and Blue Ridge Mountains
• Coastal Plain and Piedmont
• Blue Ridge Mountains and Piedmont

Which is a characteristic of the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region?

• Flat land
• Old, rounded moutnains
• Valleys
• Plateau

What water feature in Virginia has a variety of wildlife and was explored by George Washington?

• Smith Mountain Lake
• New River
• Dismal Swamp
• Clinch River

Which regions are part of the Appalachian Mountain system?

• Coastal Plain and Piedmont
• Piedmont and Appalachian Plateau
• Valley and Ridge and Appalachian Plateau
• Valley and Ridge and Coastal Plain 

Which of the following describes the Appalachian Plateau? 

• Elevated land with a flat top
• Rolling hills
• Valleys
• Mountains

What body of water provided transportation links between Virginia and Europe?

• James River
• Atlantic Ocean
• Chesapeake Bay
• Potomac River

Which rivers flow into the Chesapeake Bay?

• Potomac and Mississippi
• James and York
• Rappahannock and Shenandoah
• Mississippi and James