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Geography & Native Peoples

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which body of water is represented by number 7?

a)

Potomac River

b)

Chesapeake Bay

c)

James River

d)

Atlantic Ocean

2.

Which body of water is represented by number 1?

a)

York River

b)

Chesapeake Bay

c)

Rappahannock River

d)

Atlantic Ocean

3.

Which state is represented by number 6?

a)

North Carolina

b)

Virginia

c)

West Virginia

d)

Kentucky

4.

Which state is represented by number 2?

a)

North Carolina

b)

West Virginia

c)

Maryland

d)

Kentucky

5.

Which state is represented by number 5?

a)

Tennessee

b)

West Virginia

c)

Maryland

d)

Kentucky

6.

Which state is represented by number 4?

a)

Tennessee

b)

West Virginia

c)

Maryland

d)

Kentucky

7.

Which state is represented by number 3?

a)

Tennessee

b)

West Virginia

c)

Maryland

d)

North Carolina

8.

Which of the following describes the Valley and Ridge region?

a)

Old, rounded mountains

b)

Low, flat land with many peninsulas

c)

Rolling hills at the foot of the mountains

d)

Includes the Great Valley and is part of the Appalachian Mountain system

9.

Which of the following describes the Piedmont region?

a)

Old, rounded mountains

b)

Low, flat land with many peninsulas

c)

Rolling hills at the foot of the mountains

d)

Includes the Great Valley and is part of the Appalachian Mountain system

10.

Which of the following describes the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region?

a)

Old, rounded mountains and the source of many rivers

b)

Low, flat land with many peninsulas

c)

Rolling hills at the foot of the mountains

d)

Elevated land that is flat on top

11.

Which of the following describes the Appalachian Plateau region?

a)

Old, rounded mountains and the source of many rivers

b)

Low, flat land with many peninsulas

c)

Rolling hills at the foot of the mountains

d)

Elevated land that is flat on top

12.

Which of the following describes the Blue Ridge Mountain region?

a)

Old, rounded mountains and the source of many rivers

b)

Low, flat land with many peninsulas

c)

Rolling hills at the foot of the mountains

d)

Elevated land that is flat on top

13.

Which body of water borders the Eastern Shore to the west?

a)

James River

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Chesapeake Bay

d)

York River

14.

Which statement correctly defines the Fall Line

a)

Imaginary border between Piedmont and Tidewater where land rises sharply, causing many waterfalls

b)

A physical line between Valley and Ridge and Blue Ridge Mountains

c)

Imaginary line running through the center of Earth

d)

A swamp in the Coastal Plain region that George Washington explored

15.

Which body of water borders the Eastern Shore on the east?

a)

Potomac River

b)

Rappahannock River

c)

Chesapeake Bay

d)

Atlantic Ocean

16.

Which of the following rivers does NOT flow into the Chesapeake Bay?

a)

York River

b)

Lake Drummond

c)

James River

d)

Rappahannock River

17.

Which of the following rivers does NOT flow into the Chesapeake Bay?

a)

Rappahannock River

b)

Potomac River

c)

James River

d)

Shenandoah River

18.

Select the correct river and city pair.

a)

Jamestown on the York River

b)

Alexandria on the Rappahannock River

c)

Alexandria on the Potomac River

d)

Yorktown on the James River

19.

Select the correct river and city pair.

a)

Jamestown on the York River

b)

Fredericksburg on the Rappahannock River

c)

Yorktown on the Potomac River

d)

Yorktown on the James River

20.

Select the correct river and city pair.

a)

Alexandria on the York River

b)

Jamestown on the Rappahannock River

c)

Fredericksburg on the Potomac River

d)

Richmond on the James River

21.

Select the correct river and city pair.

a)

Yorktown on the York River

b)

Richmond on the Rappahannock River

c)

Fredericksburg on the Potomac River

d)

Richmond and Yorktown on the James River

22.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Great Dismal Swamp?

a)

Has a variety of wildlife

b)

Explored by Thomas Jefferson

c)

Located in the Coastal Plain region

d)

Has Lake Drummond in it

23.

What do archeologists do?

a)

Study how people vote

b)

Study how people lived in the past by uncovering artifacts

c)

Study the government

d)

Study the weather

24.

Which of the following is NOT an example of an artifact?

a)

Arrowheads

b)

Pottery

c)

Tools

d)

River

25.

Native Americans were originally named "Indians" by ________________.

a)

Christopher Newport

b)

George Washington

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

John Smith

26.

Which statement is an example of how Native Americans adapted to their CLIMATE?

a)

Native Americans built homes out of trees

b)

In Winter, Natives lived off of the food stored during fall and hunted small animals

c)

Natives built pots to make their food in

d)

Tribes spoke different languages or sometimes the same langauge

27.

Which tribe smoke the Siouan language?

a)

Monacan

b)

Powhatan

c)

Iroqouis

d)

Cherokee

28.

Which tribe smoke the Iroquian language?

a)

Algonquian

b)

Powhatan

c)

Chickahominy

d)

Cherokee

29.

Which tribe smoke the Algonquian language?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Siouan

c)

Powhatan

d)

Monacan

30.

Which of the following is TRUE about Native Americans?

a)

American Indians cannot hold office

b)

American Indians cannot vote

c)

Native Americans were very connected to the land.

d)

Native Americans never changed their culture

31.

In what season did Native Americans preserve food for winter?

a)

Spring

b)

Fall

c)

Summer

d)

Winter

32.

In what season did Native Americans fish and pick berries?

a)

Spring

b)

Fall

c)

Summer

d)

Winter

33.

What was the name of the large town that served as headquarters for Native Americans before Europeans arrived?

a)

Yorktown

b)

Jamestown

c)

Eastern Woodlands

d)

Werowocomoco

34.

Which of the following is a way Native Americans can show their ancient heritage in the present way?

a)

quilting

b)

moving

c)

dancing

d)

writing

35.

What did Native Americans usually make their homes out of?

a)

trees

b)

bone

c)

skin

d)

grass