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Virginia Studies Practice

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which state is numbered with a 1?

a)

West Virginia

b)

Virginia

c)

Maryland

d)

North Carolina

e)

Tennessee

2.

Which important body of water is labeled with the number 6?

a)

Potomac River

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

York River

d)

Rappahannock River

e)

Chesapeake Bay

3.
Which region is shaded in yellow?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Valley and Ridge
4.

Why do people refer to the Coastal Plain as "Tidewater"?

a)

The Tides baseball games are from the Coastal Plain

b)

Tide laundry detergent comes from the Coastal Plain

c)

the rise and fall of the sea tides are important in the Coastal Plain

d)

none of these

5.

Although the Appalachian Plateau is the smallest region, its major industry is just as important as the other's.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

The Eastern Shore is a __________________bordered by the Chesapeake Bay to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and Maryland to the north.

a)

Fall Line

b)

Plateau

c)

Peninsula

d)

Rolling Hills

7.

The Dismal Swamp is located in what region?

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Appalachian Plateau

c)

Piedmont

d)

Valley and Ridge

8.

What body of water provided a safe habor and was a source of food and transportation?

a)

Chesapeake Bay

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Potomac River

d)

Rappahannock River

9.

Match the following rivers to the city or cities that it is located near.

a)

James

1.

Jamestown

and RIchmond

b)

York

2.

Yorktown

c)

Rappahannock

3.

Fredricksburg

d)

Potomac

4.

Alexandria

10.

What body of water seperates the Eastern Shore from the mainland of Virginia?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Chesapeake Bay

11.

What are the 5 regions in Virginia

a)

Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina

b)

Applachian Plateau, Valley and RIdge, Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain

c)

Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay

12.

Put the 5 states that border Virginia in order using the silly sentence; Mustard With Ketchup Tastes Nasty.

a)

Maryland

b)

West Virginia

c)

Kentucky

d)

Tennessee

e)

North Carolina

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
13.

Which region has rolling hills?

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Piedmont

c)

Valley and Ridge

d)

Applachian Plateau

14.

Which region has old, rounded mountains?

a)

Valley and Ridge

b)

Applachian Plateau

c)

Blue Ridge Mountains

d)

Piedmont

15.

Which region is located east of the Fall line and includes the Eastern Shore?

a)

Piedmont

b)

Valley and Ridge

c)

Appalachian Plateau

d)

Coastal Plain(Tidewater)

16.

What is Virginia's Fall Line?

a)

Area where the trees have the most colorful leaves in Fall

b)

Natural border between the Coastal Plain and Piedmont regions

c)

Dividing line between Virginia and West Virginia

d)

Area where the trees are the first to lose their leaves.

17.

Which state is numbered with a 2?

a)

West Virginia

b)

Virginia

c)

Maryland

d)

Kentucky

e)

Tennessee

18.

Which river is labeled with the number 1?

a)

Potomac

b)

Atlantic

c)

York

d)

James

e)

Chesapeake

19.

The words next to, near, and bordering are used to describe Virginia's _____________________.

a)

Regions

b)

Bordering States

c)

Relative Location

d)

People

20.

What states BORDER Virginia?

a)

Kentucky, Maine, Tennessee, West Virginia, North Dakota

b)

Kansas, Montana, Tennessee, West Virginia, North Carolina

c)

Kentucky, Maryland, Tennessee, Wyoming, South Carolina

d)

Kentucky, Maryland, Tennessee, West Virginia, North Carolina