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WorksheetsVA Studies Chapter 2 and 3
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This region is located in the southwest part of Virginia.
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Valley and Ridge
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Piedmont
2.
Which region is represented in this picture?
a)
Valley and Ridge
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Coastal Plain
3.
Which region does the picture represent?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Piedmont
c)
Valley and Ridge
d)
Coastal Plains
4.
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
5.
Which region includes the Eastern Shore?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Valley and Ridge
6.
How many regions are in VA?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
4
d)
2
7.
Which region has old rounded mountains?
a)
Blue Ridge Mountains
b)
Piedmont
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Appalachian Plateau
8.
The Great Valley of VA is located in what region?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Valley & Ridge
d)
Coastal Plain
9.
Which region is directly west of the Fall Line?
a)
Valley and Ridge
b)
Piedmont
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Appalachian Plateau
10.
How many major rivers are located in the Coastal Plain region?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
4
d)
2
11.
On which river is the city of Alexandria located?
a)
York
b)
Potomac
c)
Rappahannock
d)
James
12.
Which two cities are located on the James River?
a)
Jamestown & Alexandria
b)
Richmond & Yorktown
c)
Yorktown & Richmond
d)
Jamestown & Richmond
13.
The York River has which city located on it?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Williamsburg
c)
Richmond
d)
Alexandria
14.
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
15.
--- is a shallow, natural lake surrounded by the Dismal Swamp, located in the Coastal Plain.
a)
Lake Draining
b)
Lake Drummond
c)
Lake Washington
16.
Name the peninsula which is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean & Chesapeake Bay.
a)
Western Shore
b)
Piedmont
c)
Tidewater
d)
Eastern Shore
17.
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
18.
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
19.
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.
20.
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
21.
What water feature in Virginia has a variety of wildlife and was explored by George Washington?
a)
Smith Mountain Lake
b)
New River
c)
Dismal Swamp
d)
Clinch River
22.
What body of water provided transportation links between Virginia and Europe?
a)
James River
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Chesapeake Bay
d)
Potomac River
23.
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
24.
Which region is a source of many Virginia rivers?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Valley and Ridge
25.
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
26.
Which region is labeled with a "2"?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Valley and Ridge
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains
27.
Which number represents the Chesapeake Bay?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
2
28.
In which region is there a large navy and military presence?
a)
Valley and Ridge
b)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
c)
Piedmont
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains
29.
What is another industry found in the Piedmont?
a)
Naval shipyards
b)
Tourism
c)
Computers and Technology
d)
Fishing
30.
In which region is farming and agriculture prevalent?
a)
Valley and Ridge
b)
Appalachian Plateau
c)
Tidewater
31.
The Blue Ridge Mountain Region is known for which industry?
a)
Farming
b)
Mining
c)
Recreation
d)
Shipbuilding
32.
Though no longer as significant, tobacco is still exported from Virginia
a)
True
b)
False
33.
In which region is seafood and fishing an important industry?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Valley and Ridge
d)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
34.
What is another industry important to the Coastal Plain (Tidewater)?
a)
Poultry farming
b)
Coal mining
c)
Tourism
d)
Textiles
35.
Which of the following products are NOT exported from Virginia?
a)
Coal and apples
b)
Tobacco and poultry
c)
Ships and coal
d)
Copper and banannas
36.
Who was the Native American girl that saved John Smith And brought food for the settlers
a)
Pocahontas
b)
Belle
c)
Ariel
d)
Powhatan Chief
37.
True or False
Jamestown was located on a peninsula
Jamestown was located on a peninsula
a)
True
b)
False
38.
Where did they sail from?
a)
China
b)
Russia
c)
England
d)
Greenland
39.
Where is Jamestown located
a)
New york
b)
Virginia
c)
North Carolina
d)
Kansas City
40.
The Virginia House of Burgesses:
a)
Provided an example of representative government.
b)
Established the first army in the New World.
c)
Regulated what the people were allowed to eat.
d)
Determined who could leave the colony.
41.
The Virginia House of Burgesses:
a)
Provided an example of representative government.
b)
Established the first army in the New World.
c)
Regulated what the people were allowed to eat.
d)
Determined who could leave the colony.
42.
Why did the settlers select the name "Jamestown"?
a)
To honor King James
b)
To honor a baby born on the ship
c)
To honor Saint James
d)
To honor the ship's captain
43.
Which of the following choices was not a reason that England started a colony in Jamestown?
a)
Increase wealth and power
b)
Find raw materials
c)
Trade with other countries
d)
To get a new King
44.
What did the settlers build to protect themselves?
a)
adobe apartments
b)
tee pees
c)
longhouses
d)
a fort
45.
Who gave a group of men permission to make Jamestown?
a)
King James
b)
lebron james
c)
vincent davis
d)
King Ferdinand
46.
Why did so many colonists die?
a)
Because of their relations with the Native Americans
b)
The environment and the settlers lack of skills
47.
Which of the following was not a hardship the settlers faced?
a)
Not enough safe drinking water
b)
Not enough survival skills
c)
The indians were nice to them.
d)
A harsh winter with little food
48.
Why were the charters of the Virginia Company of London important to the settlers?
a)
establish a settlement in North America
b)
to get money
c)
to get land
d)
to give them new rights
49.
What brought the original colonists from England to Jamestown?
a)
the search for food
b)
the search for gold and silver
c)
the search for tobacco
d)
the search for religious freedom
50.
In what year was Jamestown settled?
a)
1492
b)
1607
c)
1776
d)
2007
51.
What were the name of the ships that went to Jamestown
a)
Discovery, Godlow, Susan
b)
Susan Constanta, Discovery, Goodwill
c)
Discovery, Godspeed, Susan Constant
d)
Goodbad, Discover, Susan
52.
What continent is Jamestown on?
a)
Europe
b)
South America
c)
Asia
d)
North America
53.
Who said, "If you don't work, then you don't eat!"?
a)
Chief Powhatan
b)
Christopher Newport
c)
Lord De La Warr
d)
Captain John Smith
54.
Because Women arrived in Jamestown what was the effect or what happened?
a)
More families could be started
b)
The English could grow more tobacco and make more money
55.
Because Africans arrived in Jamestown what was the effect or what happened?
a)
More families could be started
b)
The English could grow more tobacco and make more money
56.
why was the house of burgesses so important in history?
a)
The King continued to make decisions
b)
It was the first elected legislative body in English America giving settlers the opportunity to control their own government.
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