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Virginia Studies VS 2

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 2hrs 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many regions are in VA?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
4
d)
2
2.
Which region has old rounded mountains?
a)
Blue Ridge Mountains
b)
Piedmont
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Appalachian Plateau
3.
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
4.
The --- region is described with having rolling hills.
a)
Piedmont
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Valley & Ridge
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains
5.
A region with elevated, flat land.
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Valley and Ridge
6.
This region has sandy, flat land?
a)
Valley and Ridge
b)
Piedmont
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Appalachian Plateau
7.
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
8.
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
9.
--- is a shallow, natural lake surrounded by the Dismal Swamp, located in the Coastal Plain.
a)
Lake Draining
b)
Lake Drummond
c)
Lake Washington
10.
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
11.
The state that does NOT border Virginia is-
a)
Tennessee.
b)
Maryland.
c)
South Carolina.
d)
North Carolina.
12.
Which region is shaded in yellow?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Valley and Ridge
13.
Which region is shaded in green?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Valley and Ridge
14.
Which region is shaded in blue?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Blue Ridge
15.
Which region is shaded in purple?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Valley and Ridge
16.
Which region is shaded in red?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Valley and Ridge
17.
Name the peninsula which is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean & Chesapeake Bay.
a)
Western Shore
b)
Piedmont
c)
Tidewater
d)
Eastern Shore
18.
What body of water provided transportation links between Virginia and Europe?
a)
James River
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Chesapeake Bay
d)
Potomac River
19.

Lake Drummond is best described as

a)

Being a large man-made lake

b)

Being a natural lake in the dismal swamp with a variety of wildlife

c)

Being a large lake in the Blue Ridge Mountains with large animals

20.

The dismal swamp was first explored and surveyed by

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Smith

c)

George Washington

21.

The Chesapeake Bay was a

a)

Large Ocean

b)

Small Stream

c)

A source of food and a safe harbor for ships

22.

George is traveling down the Potomac River. Which city will be seen located on this river?

a)

Alexandria

b)

Appomattox

c)

Jamestown

23.

Fredericksburg is located on which river?

a)

York River

b)

James River

c)

Rappahannock River

24.

Which two major cities are located on the James River?

a)

Richmond and Williamsburg

b)

Jamestown and Richmond

c)

Jamestown and Yorktown

25.

Which major city is located on the York River?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Richmond

c)

Yorktown

26.
Which state borders Virginia to the southwest?
a)
Tennessee
b)
Kentucky
c)
Maryland
d)
West Virginia
27.

Which section on the map shows where Siouan language groups lived?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

1

d)

4

28.

Which section of the map shows where Algonquian language groups lived?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

5

d)

3

29.

Which word means the study of past cultures and the way people lived based on artifacts people left behind?

a)

geologist

b)

climate

c)

artifacts

d)

archaeology

30.

Why did Christopher Columbus call the people he found in the lands he explored "Indians"?

a)

The native peoples called themselves "Indians".

b)

He thoughts he was in the Indies.

c)

He made up the name "Indians".

d)

He thought he had found America.

31.
What are the three major American Indian language groups found in Virginia? 
a)
Iroquoian, Siouan, Algonquian 
b)
Spanish, Algonquian, Iroquoian
c)
French, Spanish, and English
d)
Iroquoian and Algonquian 
32.
What was the large Indian town used by Indian leaders for hundreds of years before settlers came? 
a)
Jamestown
b)
Roanoke
c)
Werewocomoco
d)
Richmond
33.
What were the 3 major language groups of Virginia?
a)
Cherokee, Monacan, Powhatan
b)
Algonquian, Siouan, Iroquoian
34.
Which American Indians were mostly located in the Piedmont region?
a)
Algonquian
b)
Iroquoian
c)
Siouan
35.
The Powhatan were part of which region?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Southwest Virginia
c)
Coastal Plain
36.
What language did the Cherokee speak?
a)
Iroquoian
b)
Siouan
c)
Algonquian
37.
Which item is least likely to be an Indian artifact?
a)
journal
b)
pottery
c)
stone tool
d)
arrowhead
38.
Virginia's Indians used ______ for clothing.
a)
cotton
b)
leaves
c)
animal skins
d)
denim
39.
In which season did Virginia's Indians harvest crops?
a)
fall
b)
summer
c)
winter
d)
spring

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