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Hungry 4 History Level 1

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What may be described using terms that show connections between two places such as: next to, near, or bordering?

a)

geography

b)

exact location

c)

physical characteristics

d)

relative location

2.

What two large bodies of water border Virginia?

a)

James River and Atlantic Ocean

b)

Potomac River and Atlantic Ocean

c)

Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay

d)

Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay

3.

What are the five states that border Virginia?

a)

West Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, South Carolina, and Tennessee

b)

West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee

c)

Pennsylvania, Maryland, Kentucky, South Carolina, and Tennessee

d)

West Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee

4.

Virginia can be divided into ____ geographic regions.

a)

Three

b)

Four

c)

Five

d)

Six

5.

Which region has flat land

a)

Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

b)

Piedmont

c)

Valley and Ridge

d)

Appalachian Plateau

6.

What is the natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river?

a)

Potomac River

b)

Chesapeake Bay

c)

Eastern Shore

d)

Fall Line

7.

Which region is located near the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay (including the Eastern Shore)?

a)

Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

b)

Valley and Ridge

c)

Blue Ridge Mountains

d)

Piedmont

8.

What word means "land at the foot of mountains"?

a)

Piedmont

b)

Plain

c)

Plateau

d)

Peninsula

9.

Which region is west of the Fall Line?

a)

Blue Ridge Mountains

b)

Piedmont

c)

Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

d)

Appalachian Plateau

10.

Which region has old, rounded mountains

a)

Valley and Ridge

b)

Appalachian Plateau

c)

Blue Ridge Mountains

d)

Piedmont

11.

Which region is located east of the Fall Line?

a)

Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

b)

Appalachian Plateau

c)

Piedmont

d)

Valley and Ridge

12.

Which region is located between the Piedmont and Valley and Ridge regions?

a)

Piedmont

b)

Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

c)

Blue Ridge Mountains

d)

Appalachian Plateau

13.

Which region is the source of many rivers?

a)

Appalachian Plateau

b)

Valley and Ridge

c)

Blue Ridge Mountains

d)

Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

14.

Which region includes the Great Valley of Virginia and other valleys separated by ridges?

a)

Piedmont

b)

Valley and Ridge

c)

Blue Ridge Mountains

d)

Appalachian Plateau

15.

Which two regions are parts of the Appalachian Mountain system?

a)

Coastal Plain and Piedmont

b)

Piedmont and Blue Ridge Mountains

c)

Blue Ridge Mountains and Valley and Ridge

d)

Valley and Ridge and Appalachian Plateau

16.

Which region is located west of the Blue Ridge Mountains?

a)

Piedmont

b)

Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

c)

Appalachian Plateau

d)

Valley and Ridge

17.

What words means an area of elevated land that is flat on top?

a)

Ridge

b)

Plateau

c)

Peninsula

d)

Plain

18.

Which region is located in Southwest Virginia?

a)

Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

b)

Blue Ridge Mountains

c)

Valley and Ridge

d)

Appalachian Plateau

19.

Which region includes only a small part of the plateau which is located in Virginia?

a)

Coastal Plian

b)

Piedmont

c)

Blue Ridge Mountains

d)

Appalachian Plateau

20.

Which region has rolling hills?

a)

Piedmont

b)

Blue Ridge Mountains

c)

Valley and Ridge

d)

Appalachian Plateau

21.

Water features were important to the early history of

a)

America

b)

Europe

c)

Virginia

d)

Canada

22.

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

a)

Cities

b)

Farms

c)

Harbors

d)

Industries

23.

The four major rivers that flow into the Chesapeake Bay are separated by ______

a)

The Fall Line

b)

Plains

c)

An Ocean

d)

Peninsulas

24.

What body of water separates the Eastern Shore from the mainland of Virginia?

a)

Chesapeake Bay

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

James River

d)

Hampton Roads

25.

What word means a piece of land bordered by water on three sides?

a)

Piedmont

b)

Peninsula

c)

Island

d)

Plateau

26.

What body of water provided transportation links between Virginia and other places such as Europe, Africa, adn the Caribbean

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

27.

What body of water was a source of food and transportation and provided a safe harbor?

a)

Hampton Roads

b)

Chesapeake Bay

c)

James River

d)

Atlantic Ocean

28.

Richmond and Jamestown are located along which river?

a)

James River

b)

Potomac River

c)

York River

d)

Rappahannock River

29.

Yorktown is located along which river?

a)

Rappahannock River

b)

York River

c)

James River

d)

Potomac River

30.

Alexandria is the city found along the ______ River

a)

Potomac River

b)

James River

c)

Rappahannock River

d)

York River

31.

Fredericksburg is located along the ____ River

a)

Potomac River

b)

James River

c)

Rappahannock River

d)

York River

32.

Each river was a source of food and provided a path way for ______ and ______ of Virginia.

a)

Trade and Settlement

b)

Vegetation and Trade

c)

Exploration and Settlement

d)

Settlement and Vegetation

33.

What water feature in Virginia is located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region and is a shallow natural lake surrounded by the Dismal Swamp?

a)

Lake Anna

b)

Lake Drummond

c)

Smith Mountain Lake

d)

Claytor Lake

34.

What water feature in Virginia is located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region and has a variety of wildlife.

a)

Potomac River

b)

Lake Drummond

c)

Dismal Swamp

d)

James River

35.

What famous Virginian explored and surveyed the Dismal Swamp?

a)

Christopher Newport

b)

George Washington

c)

Lewis and Clark

d)

Thomas Jefferson

36.

The Eastern Shore is a _______ bordered by the Chesapeake Bay to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.

a)

Plateau

b)

Island

c)

Peninsula

d)

River

37.

Name the 5 Geographic regions of Virginia in order from east to west.

a)

Appalachian Plateau, Valley & Ridge, Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain.

b)

Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Valley & Ridge, Blue Ridge Mountains, Appalachian Plateau

c)

Coastal Plain, Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont, Valley & Ridge, Appalachian Plateau

d)

Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley & Ridge, Appalachian Plateau

38.

Name the 4 major rivers in Virginia in order from north to south.

a)

James River, York River, Rappahannock River, Potomac River

b)

Potomac River, Rappahannock River, York River, Potomac River

c)

James River, Rappahannock River, York River, Potomac River

d)

Potomac River, York River, James River, Rappahannock River