WorksheetsUnit 1 VA Studies
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is part of the Valley and Ridge region?
a)
Burke's Garden
b)
Blue Ridge Plateau
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Blue Ridge Mountain
2.
What is the name of the river that replaces the question mark?
a)
Powell
b)
Shenandoah
c)
Potomac
d)
New
3.
Native peoples and settlers mainly used rivers for?
a)
travel and gathering food
b)
making goods
c)
finding gold
d)
hiking
4.
Which numbered area on the map shows where Siouan languages were spoken?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
5.
Which main waterway created a natural harbor?
a)
Chesapeake Bay
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Powhatan River
d)
Lake Drummond
6.
Which effect did farming have on the lives of early people?
a)
Farming caused the climate to warm.
b)
Farming allowed early people to migrate.
c)
Farming caused large animals to become extinct
d)
Farming allowed early people to stay in one place longer.
7.
What natural resource did American Indians who lived in Virginia use to build shelters?
a)
Stone
b)
Wood
c)
Clay
d)
Plants
8.
The artifact shows that American Indians--
a)
hunted
b)
cooked
c)
built shelters
d)
planted crops
9.
What languages were spoken in the Tidewater region?
a)
Siouan
b)
Monacan
c)
Iroquoian
d)
Algonquian
10.
How did Cherokee families adapt to the changing seasons?
a)
They made pottery.
b)
They used dugouts to travel.
c)
They used weirs to catch fish.
d)
They built two different kinds of houses.
11.
Christopher Columbus called native peoples Indians because--
a)
he thought he was in the Indies
b)
the native peoples were hunters
c)
he thought he was in India
d)
the native peoples greeted him
12.
Archaeologists study--
a)
new buildings
b)
people who live today
c)
the planets and stars
d)
people who lived long ago
13.
What must archaeologists do when interpreting new evidence?
a)
Compare the evidence with what is already known
b)
Replace old evidence with new evidence
c)
Change the new evidence
d)
Forget the old evidence
14.
How do archaeologists know that American Indians traded goods with Jamestown settlers?
a)
There was evidence of a drought.
b)
Arrowheads were found near the fort.
c)
English coins were found at Werowocomoco.
d)
Pottery and corncobs were found in the fort.
15.
Which tribe is one of Virginia's eight state-recognized tribes?
a)
Apache
b)
Cherokee
c)
Powhatan
d)
Mattaponi
16.
How can the relative location of Virginia be described?
a)
Virginia borders Delaware
b)
Virginia is south of Maryland
c)
Virginia is next to South Carolina
d)
Virginia borders the Pacific Ocean
17.
Which state does NOT border Virginia?
a)
Maryland
b)
Kentucky
c)
Tennessee
d)
South Carolina
18.
Which geographic region of Virginia has the lowest elevation?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Appalachian Plateau
19.
Which geographic region is shaded on the map?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains
20.
Which describes the Piedmont regions?
a)
It borders West Virginia and Kentucky.
b)
It is made up of rolling hills.
c)
It is a large mountain range.
d)
It is low and flat.
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