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VA Regions - ALL

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What region is home to major cities such as Lynchburg and Charlottesville?

a)

Appalachian Plateau

b)

Blue Ridge Mountains

c)

Coastal Plain

d)

Piedmont

2.
Which region is shaded in red?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Valley and Ridge
3.
What are the four major rivers in Virginia?
a)
Nile, Mississippi, York, Colorado
b)
James, Potomac, Rappahannock, York
c)
Potomac, Colorado, York, James
d)
James, Potomac, York, Mississippi
4.

What are the major industries in the Piedmont region?

a)

shipbuilding, shipping, & tourism

b)

coal mining

c)

government, technology, & agriculture

d)

recreation & farming

5.
Which region is known as the "land at the foot of the mountains"?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Piedmont
c)
Valley and Ridge
d)
Coastal Plain
6.

Which region is directly west of the Fall Line?

a)

Valley and Ridge

b)

Piedmont

c)

Coastal Plain

d)

Appalachian Plateau

7.
Which region is described as having rolling hills?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Blue Ridge 
c)
Valley and Ridge
d)
Piedmont
8.

The Fall Line is the natural border between which two regions of Virginia?

a)

Appalachian Plateau & Valley and Ridge

b)

Valley and Ridge and Blue Ridge

c)

Piedmont and Coastal Plain

d)

Coastal Plain and Tidewater

9.

Which three cities lie on the Fall Line?

a)

Norfolk, Williamsburg, & Virginia Beach

b)

Blacksburg, Roanoke, & Harrisonburg

c)

Richmond, Fredericksburg, & Washington DC

d)

Lynchburg, Charlottesville, & Danville

10.

George Washington explored and mapped this area in the 1750s.

a)

Shenandoah River Valley

b)

Great Dismal Swamp

c)

Appalachian Trail

d)

Eastern Shore

11.

What are some major industries of the Tidewater region?

a)

livestock (beef) & poultry (turkeys)

b)

shipbuilding, shipping, military, & tourism

c)

farming, technology, & government

d)

coal mining

12.

What geographic feature could be described as "a finger of land, surrounded on three sides by water?"

a)

gulf

b)

bay

c)

peninsula

d)

island

13.
Which is a characteristic of the Coastal Plain/Tidewater Region?:
a)
low flat land
b)
old rounded mountains
c)
valleys
d)
plateau
14.
Which two regions of Virginia are separated by the Fall Line?
a)
Applachian Plateau/Blue Ridge Mountains
b)
Piedmont/Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Coastal Plain/Piedmont
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains/Piedmont
15.

The mouth or delta of a river, where the freshwater meets saltwater

a)

origin

b)

bay

c)

marsh

d)

estuary

16.
In order to protect our commonwealth and our federal government, military bases are very prevalent in which Virginia region?
a)
Blue Ridge Mountain Region
b)
Valley and Ridge Region
c)
Appalachian Plateau Region
d)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater) Region
17.
Seafood and peanuts are featured products from which Virginia region?
a)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater) Region
b)
Piedmont Region
c)
Appalachian Plateau Region
d)
Valley and Ridge Region
18.
Which body of water was a transportation link between Virginia and other continents/countries?
a)
Chesapeake Bay
b)
James River
c)
Fall Line
d)
Atlantic Ocean
19.

Which shallow, natural lake is surrounded by the Dismal Swamp and located in the Coastal Plain?

a)

Lake Anna

b)

Lake Drummond

c)

Crystal Lake

d)

Lake Washington

20.
Name the peninsula which is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean & Chesapeake Bay.
a)
Western Shore
b)
Piedmont
c)
Tidewater
d)
Eastern Shore
21.
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
22.
Which number represents the Chesapeake Bay? 
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
2
23.
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
24.
Which region is shaded in purple?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Valley and Ridge
25.
What is the major industry in the Appalachian Plateau region?
a)
fishing
b)
farming
c)
coal mining
d)
recreation
26.
What is the fossil fuel found in the Appalachian Plateau?
a)
oil
b)
natural gas
c)
coal
d)
uranium
27.
Which of the following describes the Appalachian Plateau?
a)
Elevated land with a flat top
b)
Rolling hills
c)
Valleys
d)
Mountains
28.
This region is located in the southwest part of Virginia.
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Piedmont
d)
Valley and Ridge
29.

*Which mountains did Virginia settlers have to cross in order to get to the Cumberland Gap?

a)

Sierra Nevada Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Virginia Mountains

30.

Which region, located West of the Valley and Ridge, contains no major cities?

a)

Appalachian Plateau

b)

Blue Ridge Mountains

c)

Coastal Plain

d)

Piedmont

31.
Snow skiing is a major recreation activity for which region?
a)
Blue Ridge Mountain Region
b)
Valley and Ridge Region
c)
Piedmont Region
d)
Appalachian Plateau Region
32.
What region boarders the Piedmont to the west?
a)
Coastal Plain/Tidewater
b)
Appalachian Plateau
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Valley and Ridge
33.
What states border Virginia?
a)
Pennsylvania and Maryland
b)
West Virginia and Georgia
c)
Tennessee and North Carolina
d)
Kentucky and South Carolina
34.
Which region is a source of many rivers?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Eastern Shore
d)
Appalachian Plateau
35.

Which of the following phrases does not describe relative location?

a)

The James River is a long river.

b)

The Atlantic is near the Tidewater.

c)

West Virginia is a border of Virginia.

d)

Alexandria is near Fredericksburg.

36.
Which of the following regions are part of the Appalachian Mountain system?
a)
Coastal Plain/Piedmont
b)
Piedmont/Applachian Plateau
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains/Valley and Ridge
d)
Valley and Ridge/Coastal Plain
37.

Which word means the origin, or place a river begins?

a)

estuary

b)

source

c)

stream

d)

brook

38.
What type of land is in the Blue Ridge Mountains?
a)
Rolling Hills
b)
Flat Land
c)
Old Rounded Mountains
d)
Elevated Flat Land
39.
Which region is represented in  this picture?
a)
Valley and Ridge
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Coastal Plain
40.

Virginia can be divided into five what?

a)

physical regions

b)

cities

c)

counties

d)

countries

41.

Which region, located directly west of the Piedmont, is home to no major cities?

a)

Appalachian Plateau

b)

Blue Ridge Mountains

c)

Tidewater

d)

Valley & Ridge

42.

What causes rocks and soil to be broken down from strong winds and from the freezing and thawing of rainwater?

a)

acid rain

b)

erosion

c)

weathering

d)

earthquakes

43.

What is a major industry in the Blue Ridge Mountains?

a)

farming

b)

shipbuilding

c)

tourism

d)

coal mining

44.

What are the major resources of the Blue Ridge Mountains?

a)

apples & miles of trails with wildlife

b)

farmland: rolling hills with rich soil

c)

livestock & poultry (cattle & turkeys)

d)

seafood & waterways

45.
Which region is shaded in green?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Valley and Ridge
46.

What are the major industries in the Valley and Ridge region?

a)

fishing & shipping

b)

farming & tourism

c)

coal mining

d)

government & technology

47.

What is the name of the area where Scots-Irish and German immigrants settled in the mid-1700s?

a)

Grand Canyon

b)

Garnet Valley

c)

Shenandoah Valley

d)

Death Valley

48.

Which Virginia region is shown on the map?

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Piedmont

c)

Valley and Ridge

d)

Blue Ridge

49.
Where would limestone be mined in VA?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Valley and Ridge
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Piedmont
50.

Which region includes the Great Valley of VA and is west of the Blue Ridge Mountains?

a)

Piedmont

b)

Coastal Plain

c)

Blue Ridge Mountains

d)

Valley and Ridge

51.

Which groups of immigrants settled in the Valley and Ridge Region?

a)

Native Americans & Spanish

b)

Germans & Scots-Irish

c)

British & French

d)

Africans & Dutch

52.

Which major cities can be found in the Valley and Ridge region?

a)

Blacksburg, Roanoke, & Harrisonburg

b)

Richmond, Fredericksburg, & Washington DC

c)

Norfolk, Williamsburg, & Virginia Beach

d)

Charlottesville, Lynchburg, & Danville

53.

This hard, black fossil fuel which is found within the earth comes from dead plants that lived millions of years ago and is burned to release heat energy.

a)

granite

b)

coal

c)

oil

d)

marble

54.

Which term means "the slow wearing away (and carrying away) of rock and soil, usually by flowing water, such as a river?"

a)

deposition

b)

weathering

c)

transportation

d)

erosion

55.

Which word is a synonym for farming?

a)

industry

b)

cattle

c)

poultry

d)

agriculture

56.

Which of these WOULD NOT be a tourist attraction in the Valley and Ridge region?

a)

steamy, soothing hot springs

b)

Lake Drummond

c)

scenic Shenandoah Valley

d)

the limestone Luray Caverns

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