Virginia Geography

What are the two largest bodies of water bordering Virginia?

• Atlantic Bay and Chesapeake Ocean

• Coastal Plains & Atlantic Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean & Chesapeake Bay

• Artic Ocean & Coastal Plains

What are the five bordering states of Virginia?

• North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland

• Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arizona, Maryland

• Georgia, North Carolina, Kansas, West Virginia, Maryland

• West Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Kentucky, South Dakota

Select ALL of the details that describe the Coastal Plains (Tidewater)

• Flat Land

• West of the Fall Line

• Located Near the Atlantic Ocean & the Chesapeake Bay (includes the eastern shore)

• Located Between the coastal plain (tidewater) region and the blue ridge mountains

• East of the Fall Line

Select ALL of the details that describe Piedmont

• Flat Land

• West of the Fall Line

• Located Near the Atlantic Ocean & the Chesapeake Bay (includes the eastern shore)

• Located Between the coastal plain (tidewater) region and the blue ridge mountains

• Rolling hills at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains

Select ALL of the details that describes Blue Ridge Mountains

• Large Mountains

• Old, rounded mountains

• Part of the Appalachian Mountain System

• Located between the Piedmont and the Valley and Ridge regions

• Source of many rivers

Select ALL of the details that describes Valley & Ridge

• Includes the Cumberland Gap

• Includes the Appalachian Mountain System

• Located west of the Blue Ridge Mountains

• Includes the Great Valley of Virginia and other valleys separated by ridges

• The Blue Ridge Mountains and the Valley and Ridge regions are part of the Appalachian Mountain System.

What is the Appalachian Plateau?

• MOST of it is located in SOUTHEAST Virginia, it lies EAST of the valley and ridge region along the Virginia and EAST Virginia border and in the south EAST counties of Virginia.

• It only lies WEST of the VALLEY

• SMALL PART of it is located in SOUTHWEST Virginia, lies WEST of the valley & ridge region along the Virginia and WEST Virginia Border, and in SOUTHWEST counties of Virginia

• It includes the Cumberland Gap, It is in southwest counties of Virginia, and it lies west of the valley and ridge region along the Virginia and West Virginia border.

Define Relative Location

• The location of something

• Shows connections between two places such as "next to", "near", or "bordering"

• When something is close to another

• It is the bordering states

What are the five water features of Virginia?

• Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay

• Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, Lake Drummond, Dismal Swamp, and the Largest Peninsula in Virginia

• Dismal Swamp, Lake Drummond, Chesapeake Bay

• Peninsula, Swamps, Lakes, Bays, and Oceans

What water feature provided transportation links between Virginia and other places?

• Chesapeake Bay

• Dismal Swamp

• Largest Peninsula in Virginia

• Atlantic Ocean

• Lake Drummond