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Virginia Provinces

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which province is coal mined?

a)

Valley and Ridge

b)

Appalachian Plateau

c)

Blue Ridge

d)

Coastal Plain

2.
Which Virginia province is shown on the map? 
a)
Coastal Plain 
b)
Piedmont 
c)
Valley and Ridge 
d)
Blue Ridge 
3.
Which Virginia province is seen on this map? 
a)
Piedmont 
b)
Coastal Plain 
c)
Blue Ridge 
d)
Appalachian Plateau 
4.
Karst topography includes underground caverns. Where in VA would this landscape be found?
a)
Piedmont 
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Valley and Ridge
d)
Blue Ridge
5.
Which province has the oldest rocks in VA?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Appalachian Plateau
6.
Which province is most unlikely to contain fossils?
a)
Blue Ridge
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Valley & Ridge
7.
Most of the gravel and sand deposits in Virginia are found in which region?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Valley & Ridge
d)
Blue Ridge
8.
Which province of Virginia contains rolling hills that are underlain by ancient igneous and metamorphic rocks?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Blue Ridge
9.
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
10.
Where would limestone be mined in VA?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Valley and Ridge
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Piedmont
11.

The Appalachian Plateau is where coal is mined. Coal forms in what type of rock?

a)

igneous

b)

foliated metamorphic

c)

nonfoliated metamorphic

d)

sedimentary

12.

What can we best infer from the fact that some places have fossils of marine remains?

a)

they are all coastal regions

b)

those places where once underwater

c)

Marine animals once lived on land

d)

the fossils were moved there by people

13.

Going in order from EAST to WEST what are the five Virginia Provinces?

a)

Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Appalachian Plateau, Valley and Ridge

b)

Valley and Ridge, Blue Ridge, Appalachian Plateau, Piedmont

c)

Appalachian Plateau, Valley and Ridge, Blue Ridge, Piedmont, Coastal Plain

d)

Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Valley and Ridge, Appalachian Plateau

14.
Which of Virginia's Physiographic Provinces has the youngest rocks?
a)
the Blue Ridge
b)
the Piedmont
c)
The Valley and Ridge
d)
The Coastal Plain
15.
What Physiographic Region of Virginia is West of the Coastal Plain and East of  the Blue Ridge
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Valley and Ridge
c)
Piedmont
d)
Coastal Plain
16.

What type of rock is common in the Valley and Ridge region and is the rock needed to create Karst topography because it can be dissolved by the weak acid of Carbon Dioxide dissolved in water

a)

Sandstone

b)

Granite

c)

Basalt

d)

Limestone

17.

This area of long parallel ridges located just EAST of the Appalachian Plateau is known as the

a)

Piedmont Region

b)

Valley and Ridge Region

c)

Coastal Plain

d)

Blue Ridge Mountains

18.
Which province is known for its "rolling hills?"
a)
Piedmont
b)
Blue Ridge
c)
Valley & Ridge
d)
Appalachian Plateau
19.
Which province is the western most? 
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Appalachian Plateau
20.
What province are we located in?
Hint* = Think about what mall is close to us...
a)
Piedmont
b)
Blue Ridge
c)
Valley and Ridge
d)
Coastal Plain