Unit 1: Virginia's Geography & American Indians

1. What region of Virginia is located just west of the Fall Line and has rolling hills and fields?

• Coastal Plain

• Blue Ridge Mountains

• Piedmont

• Valley and Ridg

What natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and the Piedmont prevents further travel on the river?

• Chesapeake Bay

• Eastern Shore

• James River

• Fall Line

According to the map above, what state borders Virginia to the south?

• Maryland

• West Virginia

• North Carolina

• Kentucky

The four major rivers of Virginia all flow into the–

• Appalachian Mountains

• Chesapeake Bay

• Pacific Ocean

• Shenandoah River

What are Virginia's two bordering bodies of water?

• Rappahannock River

• Atlantic Ocean

• James River

• Chesapeake Bay

• Pacific Ocean

The Chesapeake Bay was a major source of—

• food and transportation

• farming and manufacturing

• skiing and mountain hiking

• mining and drilling

The places on the map above are located along the—

• James River

• York River

• Rappahanock River

• Potomac River

What water feature provided transportation links between Virginia and other places, such as Europe, Africa, or the Caribbean?

• Chesapeake Bay

• James River

• Atlantic Ocean

• York River

An area of elevated land that is flat on top is called a(n)–

• peninsula

• Fall Line

• estuary

• plateau

The first European settlers in Virginia built their homes east of the Fall Line because–

• the land was better for farming

• they liked the climate better

• they were more natural resources

• it was easier to transport goods and people