VA STUDIES: Geography Quiz

Which of the following is a way to describe where something is using words such as next to, across from, north of, near, bordering, and so on?

• boundary

• elevation

• relative location

• border

Which of the following describes VA's relative location?

• West of West Virginia

• North of North Carolina

• East of Tennessee

• South of Kentucky

What is the name for the natural border of waterfalls that runs across the state from North to South?

• Tidewater

• Shenandoah Valley

• Appalachian Mountains

• Fall Line

Which large peninsula has the Chesapeake Bay to the West and the Atlantic Ocean to the East?

• Eastern Shore Peninsula

• Northern Neck Peninsula

• Middle Peninsula

• The Peninsula

What is the name for a piece of land surrounded by water on all but one side?

• bay

• delta

• island

• peninsula

Virginia's rivers flow into which large body of water?

• Tidewater

• Eastern Shore

• Chesapeake Bay

• Atlantic Ocean

Which of the following is a misty, wet, wooded area that surrounds Lake Drummond?

• Tidewater

• Dismal Swamp

• Coastal Plain

• Eastern Shore

Which American leader surveyed and provided maps of the area surrounding Lake Drummond and Dismal Swamp?

• Christopher Newport

• Captain John Smith

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

Which large body of water was a transportation link from Virginia to Europe & Africa?

• Pacific Ocean

• Chesapeake Bay

• James River

• Atlantic Ocean

Which city is on the Fall Line along the Rappahannock River?

• Fredericksburg

• Yorktown

• Potomac

• Richmond