1st Advisory VA Studies

Name the region...

a

b

c

d

e

BRM

Appalachian Plateau

Valley and Ridge

Piedmont

Coastal Plain

Which of the following is NOT a reason why the English settled at Jamestown?

• A. The location could be easily defended by attack by sea.

• B. Deep water to dock ships

• C. The colonists believed they had a good supply of water.

• D. The location was far away from the American Indians.

Includes the Great Valley of Virginia

Part of the Appalachian Mountain System

East of the Appalachian Plateau Region

Land includes many valleys separated by ridges

Which Region is being described?

• Coastal Plain

• Appalachian Plateau

• Piedmont

• Valley and Ridge

Identify the three American Indian Language Groups on the Map

a

b

c

Iroquoian

Siouan

Algonquian

What did American Indians use to build their shelter:

• natural resources

• man-made (capital) resources

• glass and bricks

• stone and metal

What two precious metals did England hope to find in North America to help increase their wealth?

• iron and copper

• gold and silver

• gold and iron

• copper and silver

Choose 3 ways that American Indians continue their culture and heritage today.

• storytelling

• art

• no more powwows

• clothing

Name the bordering states of Virginia.

e

d

c

b

a

Kentucky

Maryland

Tennessee

West Virginia

North Carolina

The dark bold land mass on the map is Virginia’s Eastern Shore. What is the best term to describe the land of the Eastern Shore?

• A. Island

• B. Peninsula

• C. Inlet

• D. Bay

Which American Indian Tribe spoke Siouan? What region of Virginia was this tribe located?

• Powhatan

  Coastal Plain

• Monocan

  Piedmont

• Cherokee

  Appalachian Plateau