WorksheetsVA Studies: Quiz #1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins
What region is a source of many rivers?
Blue Ridge Mountains
Coastal Plain
Piedmont
Valley and Ridge
What region is made up of rolling hills?
Blue Ridge Mountains
Coastal Plain
Piedmont
Valley and Ridge
What region has flat land and includes the Eastern Shore?
Blue Ridge Mountains
Coastal Plain
Piedmont
Valley and Ridge
What region includes valleys separated by ridges and is west of the Blue Ridge Region?
Appalachian Plateau
Coastal Plain
Piedmont
Valley and Ridge
What region is an area of elevated land that is flat on top and located in southwest VA?
Appalachian Plateau
Coastal Plain
Piedmont
Valley and Ridge
What is the natural border between the Coastal Plain and the Piedmont regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river?
Blue Ridge Mountains
Chesapeake Bay
Fall Line
Peninsula
What important city is located along the Potomac River?
Alexandria
Jamestown
Richmond
Yorktown
What important city is located along the Rappahannock River?
Alexandria
Fredricksburg
Richmond
Yorktown
What important city is located along the York River?
Alexandria
Fredricksburg
Richmond
Yorktown
Which two important cities are located along the James River?
Alexandria & Fredricksburg
Fredricksburg & Jamestown
Richmond & Jamestown
Yorktown & Richmond
Which two large bodies of water border Virginia?
Atlantic Ocean & Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic Ocean & Gulf of Mexico
Chesapeake Bay & Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean & Pacific Ocean
What body of water provided a safe harbor and was a source of food and transportation?
Atlantic Ocean
Chesapeake Bay
James River
Potomac River
What is the shallow natural lake surrounded by the Dismal Swamp?
Lake Drummond
Lake Erie
Lake Michigan
Lake Superior
Which 5 states border Virginia?
Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee
Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia
Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia
What do the following words describe: near, next to, bordering.
compass rose
directions
relative location
regional location
