Virginia Studies Regions/Rivers

Terms that show connections between two places like "next to" and "near" are ways of describing what?

• Directions
• Distances
• Relative Locations

What two large bodies of water border Virginia?

Select all that apply

• Atlantic Ocean

• Chesapeake Bay

• Atlantic Bay

• Pacific Ocean

Which of the following states do NOT border Virginia?

• Maryland

• Kentucky

• West Virginia

• South Carolina

Which of the following is NOT a region in Virginia?

• Appalachian Plateau

• Blue Ridge Valley

• Valley and Ridge

• Coastal Plain

Which region in Virginia has flat land and is located near the Atlantic Ocean?

• Coastal Plain

• Valley and Ridge

• Appalachian Plateau

• Piedmont

The Eastern Shore is part of what region in Virginia?

• Tidewater
• Piedmont
• Blue Ridge
• Valley and Ridge

The _________ region in Virginia is west of the fall line. It has rolling hills.

• Tidewater
• Piedmont
• Blue Ridge
• Valley and Ridge

What does "Piedmont" mean?

• "Land at the foot of mountains

• "Foot on top of mountains"

• "Mountains shaped like a foot"

• "Land on top of the mountains"

Which words could be used to describe the Blue Ridge Mountains?

• old, rounded mountains

• old, tall mountains

• short, rounded mountains

• tall, rounded mountains

The Blue Ridge Mountains are part of what mountain system?

• Jenkins Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Wise Mountain