VA History Week 4 Review

What may be described using terms that show connections between two places such as: next to, near, or bordering?

• geography
• exact location
• physical characteristics
• relative location

What word means a piece of land bordered by water on three sides?

• piedmont
• peninsula
• island
• plateau

What are the five states that border Virginia?

• West Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, South Carolina, and Tennessee
• North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania
• South Carolina, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Maryland
• Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, and North Carolina

What two large bodies of water border Virginia?

• James River and Atlantic Ocean
• Potomac River and Atlantic Ocean
• Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay
• Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay

What is the natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river?

• Potomac River
• Chesapeake Bay
• Eastern Shore
• Fall Line

What body of water provided transportation links between Virginia and other places such as Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean?

• Atlantic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Southern Ocean

Fredericksburg is located along the _____ River.

• Potomac River
• James River
• Rappahannock River
• York River

Alexandria is the city found along the _____ River.

• James River
• Rappahannock River
• York River
• Potomac River

Yorktown is located along which river?

• Rappahannock River
• York River
• James River
• Potomac River

Richmond and Jamestown are located along which river?

• James River
• Potomac River
• York River
• Rappahannock River