Virginia Studies Geography

Flows into the Chesapeake Bay. Yorktown is located along it.

• James River

• Rappahanock River

• York River

• Potomac River

Flows into the Chesapeake Bay. Alexandria is located along it. (ALEX likes POTATOES)

• James River

• Rappahanock River

• York River

• Potomac River

Flows into the Chesapeake Bay. Fredricksburg is located along it. (FRED LIKES TO RAPP)

• James River

• Rappahanock River

• York River

• Potomac River

Flows into the Chesapeake Bay. Richmond and Jamestown are located along it.

• James River

• Rappahanock River

• York River

• Potomac River

Natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river.

• Fall Line

• Appalachian Plateau

• Cumberland Gap

A peninsula bordered by the Chesapeake Bay to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.

• Bordering States

• Eastern Shore

• Great Lakes

States that surround Virginia: Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina

• Union States

• Confederate States

• Bordering States

Major body of water that borders Virginia to the east. It provided a transportation link from Virginia to Africa, the Caribbean, and Europe.

• Pacific Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

Separates the Eastern Shore from the mainland of Virginia. It provided a safe harbor and was a source of transportation and food for Virginia’s early inhabitants.

• James River

• Chesapeake Bay

• Atlantic Ocean

Located east of the Fall Line and is characterized by FLAT LAND. It includes the Eastern Shore near the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay.

• Valley and Ridge

• Piedmont

• Coastal Plain/Tidewater

• Appalachian Plateau

• Blue Ridge Mountains