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Virginia Studies Review Quiz VS.1,2

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the four major rivers in Virginia from north to south

a)

Rappahannock, James, York, Potomac

b)

Potomac, Rappahanock, York, James

c)

James, York, Rappahannock, Potomac

2.

Check the bordering states of Virginia

a)

South Carolina

b)

North Carolina

c)

West Carolina

d)

West Virginia

e)

Kentucky

3.

The bordering state of Virginia that is north is

a)

Delaware

b)

Maryland

c)

North Carolina

d)

West Virginia

4.

What large body of water is east of Richmond and Petersburg?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Chesapeake Bay

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

The Great Lakes Region

5.

What Native American language was spoken in the Piedmont Region?

a)

Moacan

b)

Souan

c)

Cherokee

d)

Algonquian

6.

What Native American language group was spoken in the southeast corner of Virginia?

a)

Powhatan

b)

Pocahontas

c)

Souan

d)

Iroqouian

7.

Archaeology is:

a)

a way that helps us learn about the past

b)

the science of Jamestown

c)

studying rivers and valleys

d)

studying old, rounded mountains

8.

Piedmont means

a)

land of the foothills

b)

land at the foot of the mountains

c)

old mountains

d)

new world

9.

The region that is the farthest west is:

a)

Valley and Ridge Region

b)

Piedmont region

c)

Coastal Plain or Tidewater

d)

Appalachian Plateau

10.

A plateau has

a)

a rounded tree-filled top

b)

a bare rounded top

c)

Slopes and a flat top

d)

a mountain top

11.

The region the farthest east is the

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Tides Water

c)

Piedmont

d)

The Eastern Shore

12.

There are ____ major regions of Virginia

a)

3

b)

four

c)

6

d)

five

13.

The large peninsula east of the Chesapeake Bay is called

a)

The Western Shore

b)

The Eastern Shore

c)

Virginia's barrier islands

d)

The Atlantic Ocean

14.

In the fall of the year, the Native Americans likely

a)

planted crops

b)

harvested crops

c)

tanned deer skins

d)

rested for the winter

15.

This was a large Native American meeting place in southeastern Virginia.

a)

Washington

b)

Powhatan

c)

Werowocomoco

d)

Algonquian, Virginia

16.

In what region was Algonquian spoken?

a)

Piedmont

b)

Valley and Ridge

c)

Blue Ridge Mountains

d)

The Coastal Plain/Tidewater

17.

Native Virginians felt very connected to

a)

the sky

b)

the rivers

c)

the land

d)

their neighboring tribes

18.

All of Virginia's Native American peoples are part of

a)

The Eastern Wetland Indians

b)

The Eastern Woodland Indians

19.

Which Native American Tribe is NOT one of Virginia's modern day Indian Tribes?

a)

Chickahominy

b)

Mattaponi

c)

Monacan

d)

Apache

20.

Siouan was spoken primarily in the

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Piedmont

c)

Tidewater

d)

Blue Ridge Mountains

21.

Check all that are modern day, recognized Virginia Tribes

a)

Mattaponi

b)

Pamunkey

c)

Sioux

d)

Rappahannock

e)

Eastern Chickahominy

22.

What evidence has been found to prove Native Americans lived in Virginia over four hundred years ago?

a)

People witnessed Indians living here

b)

Artifacts have been found in Virginia

c)

People told stories

d)

We have pictures and diagrams

23.

Who lived at Werowocomoco

a)

Powhatan

b)

Queen Pocohontas

c)

King James

d)

John Rolfe

24.

Christopher Columbus called the people he found in the New World Indians. Why?

a)

He thought he made it to India

b)

He had landed in Cuba

c)

He thought he was in the West Indies

d)

He wanted to return to Spain right away

25.

What region has old, rounded mountains?

a)

Piedmont

b)

Valley and Ridge

c)

Coastal Plain

d)

Blue Ridge Mountains

26.

Which region is the source of many rivers?

a)

Valley and Ridge

b)

Piedmont

c)

Blue Ridge Mountains

d)

Appalachian Plateau

27.

Check ALL that are TRUE. The Valley and Ridge Region has

a)

flat land

b)

is east of the fall line

c)

near Richmond

d)

long narrow ridges

e)

flatter land between the many farms

28.

True or False. There are 3 regions west of the fall line and 2 region east of the fall line

a)

True

b)

False

29.

At the fall line, you are likely to find

a)

mountians

b)

waterfalls

c)

volcanos

d)

small towns

30.

The two bordering states in southwest Virginia are:

a)

Kentucky and Ohio

b)

Ohio and West Virginia

c)

Kentucky, North Carolina and Tennessee

d)

Maryland