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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 Ridge

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

• James River

• Pacific Ocean

Sarah is hiking in the Blue Ridge Mountains. She is in part of what larger mountain system?

• Rocky Mountains

• Smoky Mountains

• Andes Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

What are Virginia’s two bordering bodies of water?

• Rappahannock River

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Chesapeake Bay

• James River

The places on the map above are located along the—

• James River

• York River

• Potomac River

• Rappahannock River

Piedmont is a French word that means—

• “with rolling hills”

• “next to the water”

• “at the foot of mountains”

• “mountains with many valleys”

What separates the Eastern Shore from the mainland of Virginia?

• Dismal Swamp

• Atlantic Ocean

• Chesapeake Bay

• Lake Drummond

Which Virginia region is located between the Piedmont and the Valley and Ridge regions?

• Coastal Plain

• Blue Ridge Mountains

• Appalachian Plateau

• Tidewater