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VA STUDIES: Geography Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a way to describe where something is using words such as next to, across from, north of, near, bordering, and so on?

a)

boundary

b)

elevation

c)

relative location

d)

border

2.

Which of the following describes VA's relative location?

a)

West of West Virginia

b)

North of North Carolina

c)

East of Tennessee

d)

South of Kentucky

3.

What is the name for the natural border of waterfalls that runs across the state from North to South?

a)

Tidewater

b)

Shenandoah Valley

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Fall Line

4.

Which large peninsula has the Chesapeake Bay to the West and the Atlantic Ocean to the East?

a)

Eastern Shore Peninsula

b)

Northern Neck Peninsula

c)

Middle Peninsula

d)

The Peninsula

5.

What is the name for a piece of land surrounded by water on all but one side?

a)

bay

b)

delta

c)

island

d)

peninsula

6.

Virginia's rivers flow into which large body of water?

a)

Tidewater

b)

Eastern Shore

c)

Chesapeake Bay

d)

Atlantic Ocean

7.

Which of the following is a misty, wet, wooded area that surrounds Lake Drummond?

a)

Tidewater

b)

Dismal Swamp

c)

Coastal Plain

d)

Eastern Shore

8.

Which American leader surveyed and provided maps of the area surrounding Lake Drummond and Dismal Swamp?

a)

Christopher Newport

b)

Captain John Smith

c)

George Washington

d)

Abraham Lincoln

9.

Which large body of water was a transportation link from Virginia to Europe & Africa?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Chesapeake Bay

c)

James River

d)

Atlantic Ocean

10.

Which city is on the Fall Line along the Rappahannock River?

a)

Fredericksburg

b)

Yorktown

c)

Potomac

d)

Richmond

11.

Along which river can you travel to the Fall Line in Richmond, VA?

a)

Potomac River

b)

Rappahannock River

c)

York River

d)

James River

12.

Which of Virginia's river is north of the James River and south of the Rappahannock River?

a)

Potomac River

b)

York River

13.

Which region is source to many of Virginia's rivers?

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Piedmont

c)

Blue Ridge

d)

Valley and Ridge

e)

Appalachian Plateau

14.

Which region contains rolling hills that stop when they hit the Blue Ridge Mountains?

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Piedmont

c)

Blue Ridge Mountains

d)

Valley and Ridge

e)

Appalachian Plateau

15.

Which region is directly west of the Fall Line?

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Piedmont

c)

Blue Ridge Mountains

d)

Valley and Ridge

e)

Appalachian Plateau

16.

Which region is home to the Shenandoah Valley?

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Piedmont

c)

Blue Ridge Mountains

d)

Valley and Ridge

e)

Appalachian Plateau

17.

Which region is part of a larger mountain range called the Appalachian Mountain?

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Piedmont

c)

Blue Ridge Mountain

d)

Valley and Ridge

e)

Appalachian Plateau

18.

Which region is the smallest and is located in the southwest corner of the state?

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Piedmont

c)

Blue Ridge

d)

Valley and Ridge

e)

Appalachian Plateau

19.

Which valuable fossil fuel was found in the Appalachian Plateau and led to a successful mining industry for the region?

a)

petroleum

b)

coal

c)

natural gas

20.

Which landform is an elevated area that is flat on top?

a)

valley

b)

peninsula

c)

ridge

d)

plateau

e)

plain

21.

Which landform is surrounded by water on three sides?

a)

valley

b)

peninsula

c)

ridge

d)

plateau

e)

plain

22.

Which term describes a line or chain or mountains?

a)

valley

b)

peninsula

c)

ridge

d)

plateau

e)

plain

23.

Which term describes an area of land between mountains?

a)

valley

b)

peninsula

c)

ridge

d)

plateau

e)

plain

24.

What do you call a large area of flat land?

a)

valley

b)

peninsula

c)

ridge

d)

plateau

e)

plain

25.

Which describes the relative location of Virginia?

a)

A state on the West Coast of the United States

b)

A state surrounded by water in the Chesapeake Bay

c)

A state surrounded by land in the middle of the United States

d)

A state on the East Coast of the United States