SS Benchmark Review

Coal comes from which region of Virginia?

• Coastal Plain

• Appalachian Plateau

• Blue Ridge Mountains

• Valley & Ridge

The Great Valley is located in which region?

• Appalachian Plateau

• Piedmont

• Coastal Plains

• Valley & Ridge

Who believed that people do not own the land and that the land should be shared and respected?

• King James

• Virginia Indians

• Jamestown settlers

• John Smith

Most of Virginia is covered in ___________.

• Trees

• Beaches

• Water

• Corn fields

Which region contains many old, rounded mountains?

• Blue Ridge Mountains

• Valley & Ridge

• Piedmont

• Appalachian Plateau

What river is located in the Northern most part of Virginia, near Washington DC?

• Potomac

• James

• Rappahannock

• York

The Powhatan Indians spoke which language?

• Algonquian

• Iroquoian

• Siouan

Which body of water provides a transportation passageway from Europe to Virginia?

• James River

• Chesapeake Bay

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

In what season did the Virginia Indians harvest their crops and hunt foods to store away?

• Summer

• Fall

• Spring

• Winter

What is the body of water that separates the Eastern shore peninsula from the rest of Virginia?

• Chesapeake Bay

• Atlantic Ocean

• James River