Geographic Regions of Virginia

Which region has the following characteristics:

-Includes the Great Valley of Virginia and other valleys separated by ridges.
-Located west of the Blue Ridge Mountains

• Blue Ridge Mountains

• Valley and Ridge

• Appalachian Plateau

• Piedmont

Which region has the following characteristics:

-Flat land

-Location near Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay (includes Eastern Shore)

-East of the Fall Line

• Blue Ridge Mountains

• Valley and Ridge

• Coastal Plain

• Piedmont

Which region has the following characteristics:

-Old, rounded mountains

-Part of Appalachian mountain system

-Located between the Piedmont and Valley and Ridge regions

-Source of many rivers

• Blue Ridge Mountains

• Valley and Ridge

• Appalachian Plateau

• Piedmont

Native Americans in the Appalachian Plateau were from the _____________tribe and spoke _______________.

• Powhatan, Iroquioian

• Cherokee, Iroquoian

• Monacan, Siouan

• Powhatan, Algonquian

Native Americans in the Piedmont region were from the _____________tribe and spoke _______________.

• Powhatan, Iroquioian

• Cherokee, Iroquoian

• Monacan, Siouan

• Powhatan, Algonquian

Which state is NOT a bordering state of Virginia?

• Maryland

• Kentucky

• Tennessee

• South Carolina

Richmond and Jamestown are located along which river?

• York River

• Rappahannock River

• James River

• Potomac River

Alexandria is located along which river?

• York River

• Rappahannock River

• James River

• Potomac River

Fredericksburg is located along which river?

• York River

• Rappahannock River

• James River

• Potomac River

Samantha and her family are going on vacation to learn about Virginia's regions. They start in Norfolk and will travel west. Which region of Virginia will Robert’s family visit first?

• Appalachian Plateau

• Blue Ridge Mountains

• Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

• A Piedmont

• Valley and Ridge