Level 1 Race to the Governor's House

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 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 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

Virginia can be divided into _________ geographic Regions.

• three

• four

• five

• six

Which region has flat land?

• Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

• Piedmont

• Valley and Ridge

• Appalachian Plateau

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

Which region is located near the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay (including the Eastern Shore)?

• Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

• Valley and Ridge

• Blue Ridge Mountains

• Piedmont

What word means "land at the foot of mountains"?

• piedmont

• plain

• plateau

• peninsula

Which region is west of the Fall Line?

• Blue Ridge Mountains

• Piedmont

• Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

• Appalachian Plateau

Which region has old, rounded mountains?

• Valley and Ridge

• Appalachian Plateau

• Blue Ridge Mountains

• Piedmont