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WorksheetsHungry 4 History Level 1
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 33mins
What may be described using terms that show connections between two places such as: next to, near, or bordering?
geography
exact location
physical characteristics
relative location
What two large bodies of water border Virginia?
James River and Atlantic Ocean
Potomac River and Atlantic Ocean
Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay
What are the five states that border Virginia?
West Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, South Carolina, and Tennessee
West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Kentucky, South Carolina, and Tennessee
West Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee
Virginia can be divided into ____ geographic regions.
Three
Four
Five
Six
Which region has flat land
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Piedmont
Valley and Ridge
Appalachian Plateau
What is the natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river?
Potomac River
Chesapeake Bay
Eastern Shore
Fall Line
Which region is located near the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay (including the Eastern Shore)?
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Valley and Ridge
Blue Ridge Mountains
Piedmont
What word means "land at the foot of mountains"?
Piedmont
Plain
Plateau
Peninsula
Which region is west of the Fall Line?
Blue Ridge Mountains
Piedmont
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Appalachian Plateau
Which region has old, rounded mountains
Valley and Ridge
Appalachian Plateau
Blue Ridge Mountains
Piedmont
Which region is located east of the Fall Line?
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Appalachian Plateau
Piedmont
Valley and Ridge
Which region is located between the Piedmont and Valley and Ridge regions?
Piedmont
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Blue Ridge Mountains
Appalachian Plateau
Which region is the source of many rivers?
Appalachian Plateau
Valley and Ridge
Blue Ridge Mountains
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Which region includes the Great Valley of Virginia and other valleys separated by ridges?
Piedmont
Valley and Ridge
Blue Ridge Mountains
Appalachian Plateau
Which two regions are parts of the Appalachian Mountain system?
Coastal Plain and Piedmont
Piedmont and Blue Ridge Mountains
Blue Ridge Mountains and Valley and Ridge
Valley and Ridge and Appalachian Plateau
Which region is located west of the Blue Ridge Mountains?
Piedmont
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Appalachian Plateau
Valley and Ridge
What words means an area of elevated land that is flat on top?
Ridge
Plateau
Peninsula
Plain
Which region is located in Southwest Virginia?
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Blue Ridge Mountains
Valley and Ridge
Appalachian Plateau
Which region includes only a small part of the plateau which is located in Virginia?
Coastal Plian
Piedmont
Blue Ridge Mountains
Appalachian Plateau
Which region has rolling hills?
Piedmont
Blue Ridge Mountains
Valley and Ridge
Appalachian Plateau
Water features were important to the early history of
America
Europe
Virginia
Canada
Many early Virginia______developed along the Fall Line, the natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions where the land rises sharply and waterfalls prevent further ravel on the river
Cities
Farms
Harbors
Industries
The four major rivers that flow into the Chesapeake Bay are separated by ______
The Fall Line
Plains
An Ocean
Peninsulas
What body of water separates the Eastern Shore from the mainland of Virginia?
Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic Ocean
James River
Hampton Roads
What word means a piece of land bordered by water on three sides?
Piedmont
Peninsula
Island
Plateau
What body of water provided transportation links between Virginia and other places such as Europe, Africa, adn the Caribbean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
What body of water was a source of food and transportation and provided a safe harbor?
Hampton Roads
Chesapeake Bay
James River
Atlantic Ocean
Richmond and Jamestown are located along which river?
James River
Potomac River
York River
Rappahannock River
Yorktown is located along which river?
Rappahannock River
York River
James River
Potomac River
Alexandria is the city found along the ______ River
Potomac River
James River
Rappahannock River
York River
Fredericksburg is located along the ____ River
Potomac River
James River
Rappahannock River
York River
Each river was a source of food and provided a path way for ______ and ______ of Virginia.
Trade and Settlement
Vegetation and Trade
Exploration and Settlement
Settlement and Vegetation
What water feature in Virginia is located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region and is a shallow natural lake surrounded by the Dismal Swamp?
Lake Anna
Lake Drummond
Smith Mountain Lake
Claytor Lake
What water feature in Virginia is located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region and has a variety of wildlife.
Potomac River
Lake Drummond
Dismal Swamp
James River
What famous Virginian explored and surveyed the Dismal Swamp?
Christopher Newport
George Washington
Lewis and Clark
Thomas Jefferson
The Eastern Shore is a _______ bordered by the Chesapeake Bay to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.
Plateau
Island
Peninsula
River
Name the 5 Geographic regions of Virginia in order from east to west.
Appalachian Plateau, Valley & Ridge, Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain.
Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Valley & Ridge, Blue Ridge Mountains, Appalachian Plateau
Coastal Plain, Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont, Valley & Ridge, Appalachian Plateau
Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley & Ridge, Appalachian Plateau
Name the 4 major rivers in Virginia in order from north to south.
James River, York River, Rappahannock River, Potomac River
Potomac River, Rappahannock River, York River, Potomac River
James River, Rappahannock River, York River, Potomac River
Potomac River, York River, James River, Rappahannock River
