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Virginia Studies VS2

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which region does the picture represent?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Piedmont
c)
Valley and Ridge
d)
Coastal Plains
2.
Jada's family is driving over rolling hills. Which region are they in?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Appalachian Plateau
3.
How many regions are in VA?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
4
d)
2
4.
Which region has old rounded mountains?
a)
Blue Ridge Mountains
b)
Piedmont
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Appalachian Plateau
5.
Which region name is known as land at the foot of the mountains?
a)
Blue Ridge Mountains
b)
Piedmont
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Appalachian Plateau
6.
Fredericksburg is located on the---
a)
Rappahannock River
b)
Potomac River
c)
James River
d)
York River
7.
Which two cities are located on the James River?
a)
Jamestown & Alexandria
b)
Richmond & Yorktown
c)
Yorktown & Richmond
d)
Jamestown & Richmond
8.
The York River has which city located on it?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Williamsburg
c)
Richmond
d)
Alexandria
9.
Select the two large bodies of water that border VA to the east.
a)
Pacific Ocean & Atlantic Ocean
b)
York River & Chesapeake Bay
c)
Chesapeake Bay & Atlantic Ocean
d)
Chesapeake Bay & Pacific Ocean
10.
Which list includes the 5 surrounding states of VA?
a)
Maryland, West VA, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee
b)
Maryland, Tennessee, North Carolina, West VA, Kentucky
c)
Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Maryland, North Carolina
d)
Tennessee, South Carolina, Maryland, West VA, Georgia
11.
Define the word "peninsula".
a)
A large body of water bordering land.
b)
A piece of land bordered on all sides by water.
c)
A piece of land bordered on 2 sides by water.
d)
A piece of land bordered on 3 sides by water.
12.
The Fall Line is the natural border between which two regions?
a)
Appalachian Plateau & Valley & Ridge
b)
Blue Ridge & Coastal Plain
c)
Coastal Plain & Piedmont
d)
Blue Ridge & Piedmont
13.
Which regions are part of the Appalachian Mountain system?
a)
Coastal Plain and Piedmont
b)
Piedmont and Appalachian Plateau
c)
Valley and Ridge and Appalachian Plateau
d)
Valley and Ridge and Coastal Plain
14.
What body of water provided transportation links between Virginia and Europe?
a)
James River
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Chesapeake Bay
d)
Potomac River
15.
Which region is a source of many Virginia rivers?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Valley and Ridge
16.
Which 2 cities lie on the fall line?
a)
Richmond and Washington DC
b)
Richmond and Fredericksburg
c)
Petersburg and Arlington
d)
Appomattox and Richmond
17.
Which states border Virginia?
a)
Maryland, Tennessee, North Carolina
b)
Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia
c)
Georgia, North Carolina, Maryland
d)
Kentucky, Tennessee, Pennsylvania
18.
Which region is represented in  this picture?
a)
Valley and Ridge
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Coastal Plain
19.
What body of water provided transportation links between Virginia and Europe?
a)
James River
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Chesapeake Bay
d)
Potomac River
20.
Which body of water provided a safe harbor and was a source of food and transportation?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Chesapeake Bay
c)
James River
d)
Potomac River
21.
Which rivers flow into the Chesapeake bay?
a)
James & Potomac
b)
Potomac & Rappahanock
c)
York, James, Richmond
d)
Potomac, Rappahanock, York and James
22.
The city of Yorktown is located along the ___ River.
a)
York
b)
Rappahannock
c)
James
d)
Potomac
23.
The city of Alexandria is located along the ___ River.
a)
York
b)
Potomac
c)
James
d)
Rappahannock
24.
The cities of Jamestown and Richmond are located along the ____ River.
a)
York
b)
James
c)
Rappahannock
d)
Potomac
25.
The city of Fredericksburg is located along the ____ River.
a)
York
b)
Rappahannock
c)
Potomac
d)
James
26.
Virginia's four major rivers all flow into the ___.
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Chesapeake Bay
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Pacific Bay
27.
I separate the Eastern Shore from the rest of Virginia.  I am also one of the largest bodies of water that border Virginia.  What am I?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Chesapeake Bay
c)
James River
d)
Pacific Ocean
28.
Which number represents the Chesapeake Bay? 
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
2