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Social Studies

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 4hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Virginina has many different water resources. Which of the following have fresh water?
a)
Chesapeake Bay
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Lakes & Rivers
d)
Lake Superior
2.
What is a river?
a)
A large body of freshwater
b)
A saltwater inlet of the ocean
c)
A natural large stream of flowing freshwater
d)
An underground waterway
3.
A renewable resource is one that...
a)
Can be naturally replaced
b)
Cannot be naturally replaced
c)
Can be checked out from a library
d)
Comes from a factory
4.
All of the following are minerals EXCEPT:
a)
Limestone
b)
Sand
c)
Apples
d)
Gravel
5.
Describe the majority of land in Virginia
a)
Desert
b)
Swamp
c)
Forest
d)
Parking lot
6.
Soil, minerals, air, water, and coal are all examples of
a)
Fossil fules
b)
Conservation
c)
recycling
d)
natural resources
7.
The remains of animals and plants can undergo heat and pressure over time to form
a)
consrvation
b)
fossil fuels
c)
recycling
d)
nonrenewable
8.
____________ is the efficient use of resources.
a)
Fossil Fuels
b)
Conservation
c)
Recycling
d)
Natural Resources
9.
Oil, natural gas, and coal are called ________resources because they are not easy to replace.
a)
fossil fuels
b)
conservation
c)
natural resources
d)
nonrenewable
10.
What is a body of water that is surrounded by land?
a)
lake
b)
river
c)
ocean
d)
sea
11.
What is a body of saline water that covers much of the earth?
a)
ocean
b)
lake
c)
sea
d)
river
12.
What is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land, usually in the form of a peak?
a)
mountain
b)
hill
c)
valley
d)
canyon
13.
What is low area between mountains or hills, often with a river running through it?
a)
valley
b)
canyon
c)
hill
d)
mountain
14.
What is this landform?
a)
island
b)
peninsula
c)
hill
d)
beach
15.
How many oceans does the Earth have?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
5
d)
1
16.

In which province is coal mined?

a)

Valley and Ridge

b)

Appalachian Plateau

c)

Blue Ridge

d)

Coastal Plain

17.
Which Virginia province is shown on the map? 
a)
Coastal Plain 
b)
Piedmont 
c)
Valley and Ridge 
d)
Blue Ridge 
18.
Which Virginia province is seen on this map? 
a)
Piedmont 
b)
Coastal Plain 
c)
Blue Ridge 
d)
Appalachian Plateau 
19.
Karst topography includes underground caverns. Where in VA would this landscape be found?
a)
Piedmont 
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Valley and Ridge
d)
Blue Ridge
20.
Which province has the oldest rocks in VA?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Appalachian Plateau
21.
Which province is most unlikely to contain fossils?
a)
Blue Ridge
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Valley & Ridge
22.
Most of the gravel and sand deposits in Virginia are found in which region?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Valley & Ridge
d)
Blue Ridge
23.
Which province of Virginia contains rolling hills that are underlain by ancient igneous and metamorphic rocks?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Blue Ridge
24.
The Fall Line is the natural border between which two regions?
a)
Appalachian Plateau & Valley & Ridge
b)
Blue Ridge & Coastal Plain
c)
Coastal Plain & Piedmont
d)
Blue Ridge & Piedmont
25.
Where would limestone be mined in VA?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Valley and Ridge
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Piedmont
26.

The Appalachian Plateau is where coal is mined. Coal forms in what type of rock?

a)

igneous

b)

foliated metamorphic

c)

nonfoliated metamorphic

d)

sedimentary

27.

What can we best infer from the fact that some places have fossils of marine remains?

a)

they are all coastal regions

b)

those places where once underwater

c)

Marine animals once lived on land

d)

the fossils were moved there by people

28.

Going in order from EAST to WEST what are the five Virginia Provinces?

a)

Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Appalachian Plateau, Valley and Ridge

b)

Valley and Ridge, Blue Ridge, Appalachian Plateau, Piedmont

c)

Appalachian Plateau, Valley and Ridge, Blue Ridge, Piedmont, Coastal Plain

d)

Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Valley and Ridge, Appalachian Plateau

29.
Which of Virginia's Physiographic Provinces has the youngest rocks?
a)
the Blue Ridge
b)
the Piedmont
c)
The Valley and Ridge
d)
The Coastal Plain
30.
What Physiographic Region of Virginia is West of the Coastal Plain and East of  the Blue Ridge
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Valley and Ridge
c)
Piedmont
d)
Coastal Plain
31.

What type of rock is common in the Valley and Ridge region and is the rock needed to create Karst topography because it can be dissolved by the weak acid of Carbon Dioxide dissolved in water

a)

Sandstone

b)

Granite

c)

Basalt

d)

Limestone

32.

This area of long parallel ridges located just EAST of the Appalachian Plateau is known as the

a)

Piedmont Region

b)

Valley and Ridge Region

c)

Coastal Plain

d)

Blue Ridge Mountains

33.
Which province is known for its "rolling hills?"
a)
Piedmont
b)
Blue Ridge
c)
Valley & Ridge
d)
Appalachian Plateau
34.
Which province is the western most? 
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Appalachian Plateau
35.
What province are we located in?
Hint* = Think about what mall is close to us...
a)
Piedmont
b)
Blue Ridge
c)
Valley and Ridge
d)
Coastal Plain
36.

Colonial Virginia did not have banks. Paper and coin money was rare. What did many colonists use as money?

a)

beads

b)

fur

c)

tobacco

d)

corn

37.
What is a crop that is grown to sell for money rather than for use by the growers?
a)
credit
b)
cash crop
c)
debt
d)
money
38.
Virginia's primary source of wealth came from ______________.
a)
shipbuilding
b)
masonry
c)
agriculture
d)
industry
39.
What do you call money owed to somebody else?
a)
Barter
b)
Debt
c)
Money
d)
Tobacco
40.
"Contaminated water, buildings destroyed by fire, and diseases."
What does this list describe?
a)
Reasons for settling at Jamestown
b)
Reasons for moving the capital from Jamestown to Williamsburg
c)
Reasons for moving the capital form Williamsburg to Richmond
d)
Reasons the natives settled in Werewocomoco
41.
Which was the SECOND capital of colonial Virginia?
a)
Richmond
b)
Williamsburg
c)
New York
d)
Yorktown
42.
Which was the FIRST capital of colonial Virginia?
a)
Richmond
b)
Washington, DC
c)
London
d)
Jamestown
43.
Which place name represents Native American influence?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Richmond
c)
Jamestown
d)
Williamsburg
44.
Which place name represents English influence?
a)
Richmond
b)
Roanoke
c)
Werewocomoco
45.
Which of the following lists include examples of cultural landscapes?
a)
Homes, Schools, Places of Worship
b)
Barns, Trees, Garages
c)
Homes, Barns, Places of Worship
d)
Barns, Grocery stores, Bus stations
46.

Who settled mainly in the Shenandoah Valley?

a)

Scots-Irish

b)

Africans

c)

English

d)

Native Americans

47.

One reason settlers settled in the Shenandoah Valley was because it was along the migration route.

a)

true

b)

false

48.
Why did the Virginia Colony need African slave labor?
a)
It was a reliable and cheap source of labor.
b)
Europeans were terrible farmers
c)
Most European countries used slaves
d)
Africans wanted to come to the New world
49.
Which group of people provided the primary source of labor in Virginia's tobacco fields?
a)
American Indians
b)
Scots-Irish
c)
African Slaves
d)
Denture Savers
50.
Which region is shaded in red?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Valley and Ridge
51.
Which region is shaded in yellow?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Valley and Ridge
52.
What are the four major rivers in Virginia?
a)
Nile, Mississippi, York, Colorado
b)
James, Potomac, Rappahannock, York
c)
Potomac, Colorado, York, James
d)
James, Potomac, York, Mississippi
53.
Which region has sandy, flat land?
a)
Valley and Ridge
b)
Blue Ridge
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Appalachian Plateau
54.
Which region is known as the "land at the foot of the mountains"?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Piedmont
c)
Valley and Ridge
d)
Coastal Plain
55.
Which region is described as having rolling hills?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Blue Ridge 
c)
Valley and Ridge
d)
Piedmont
56.
The Fall line is the natural border between which two regions of Virginia?
a)
Appalachian Plateau & Valley and Ridge
b)
Valley and Ridge and Blue Ridge
c)
Piedmont and Coastal Plain
d)
Coastal Plain and Tidewater
57.

Which region includes the Chesapeake Bay?

a)

Appalachian Plateau

b)

Valley and Ridge

c)

Piedmont

d)

Coastal Plain

58.
Which region of Virginia has rolling hills?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Appalachian Plateau
c)
Tidewater
d)
Piedmont
59.
Which state does NOT border Virginia?
a)
Tennessee
b)
New York
c)
Maryland
d)
North Carolina
60.
The ______ Ocean is located east of Virginia
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Chesapeake
61.
The Fall Line is the natural border between the Piedmont and the __________ regions.
a)
Valley and Ridge
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Coastal Plain
62.
Which of the following is NOT an important river in Virginia?
a)
Rappahannock 
b)
James
c)
Mississippi
d)
Potomac
63.
How many regions are in Virginia?
a)
1
b)
5
c)
3
d)
8
64.
Which bordering state is labeled with a "3"? 
a)
Maryland
b)
Virginia
c)
West Virginia
d)
North Carolina
65.
Which bordering state is labeled with a "1"? 
a)
Maryland
b)
Virginia
c)
West Virginia
d)
North Carolina
66.
Which region is labeled with a "2"? 
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Valley and Ridge
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains
67.
Which number represents the Chesapeake Bay? 
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
2
68.
How can the climate of Virginia be described?
a)
mild with four distinct seasons
b)
harsh with four distinct seasons
c)
moderate with three distinct seasons
d)
mild with two distinct seasons
69.
What group of people showed the early settlers how to plant corn and tobacco?
a)
Scots-Irish
b)
Africans
c)
Germans
d)
American Indians
70.
What area of the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) did George Washington explore and survey?
a)
Dismal Swamp
b)
Virginia Beach
c)
Eastern Shore
d)
Chincoteague Island
71.
Which number represents the Piedmont Region?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
72.
What state borders Virginia to the north?
a)
Maryland
b)
Kentucky
c)
Tennessee
d)
North Carolina
73.
What two regions of Virginia are separated by the Fall Line?
a)
Coastal Plain and Blue Ridge Mountains
b)
Piedmont and Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Valley and Ridge and Appalachian Plateau
d)
Coastal Plain and Piedmont
74.
Which region of Virginia has rolling hills?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Appalachian Plateau
c)
Tidewater
d)
Piedmont
75.
Which state does NOT border Virginia?
a)
Tennessee
b)
New York
c)
Maryland
d)
North Carolina
76.
The ______ Ocean is located east of Virginia
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Chesapeake
77.
The Fall Line is the natural border between the Piedmont and the __________ regions.
a)
Valley and Ridge
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Coastal Plain
78.
The Blue Ridge Mountains and the Valley and Ridge region are both pare of the ____________ mountain system.
a)
Tall
b)
Appalachian
c)
Virginia
d)
York
79.
Which city is located on the York River?
a)
Harrisonburg
b)
Virginia
c)
Jamestown
d)
Yorktown
80.
The city of Fredericksburg is located on the ______ river.
a)
Potomac
b)
James
c)
Rappahannock
d)
York