VS1 Virginia Geography

The ________ location of a place is described using words such as near, next to, and bordering.

• Relative

• Absolute

• Exact

• Precise

• Distant

Virginia is bordered by these two bodies of water.

• Pacific Ocean and Gulf of Mexico

• Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean

• Mississippi River and Great Lakes

• Hudson Bay and Arctic Ocean

Name the 5 states that border Virginia.

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

• Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware

• Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana

• Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas

This is the easternmost region of Virginia. It is characterized by flat land, and it is east of the fall line.

• Piedmont

• Appalachian Plateau

• Tidewater/Coastal Plain

• Valley and Ridge

The Eastern Shore is an example of a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides called a _________.

• Island

• Isthmus

• Peninsula

• Plateau

This is what separates the Coastal Plain and the Piedmont Region. Waterfalls are located here.

• Mountain Range

• River Basin

• Fall Line

• Valley

This region is characterized by low, rolling hills. Its name means land at the foot of the mountain.

• Appalachian Plateau

• Piedmont

• Valley and Ridge

• Tidewater

This region is west of Piedmont. Its mountains are old and rounded and it is the source of many rivers.

• Blue Ridge Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Sierra Nevada

• Cascade Range

This region is west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It has low-lying areas such as the Great Valley of Virginia as well as high, mountainous areas.

• Tidewater

• Piedmont

• Valley and Ridge

• Appalachian Plateau

The mountains of the Valley and Ridge and Blue Ridge Mountain regions are part of what mountain system?

• Rocky Mountains

• Andes Mountains

• Himalayas

• Appalachian Mountains