WorksheetsVirginia's Regions VS.1b
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The natural border between the Coastal Plain and Piedmont regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river is the _________________________.
a)
relative location
b)
region
c)
fall line
d)
plateau
2.
How many regions does Virginia have?
a)
four
b)
five
c)
six
d)
seven
3.
An area of elevated land that is flat on top is called a _______________.
a)
region
b)
valley
c)
fall line
d)
plateau
4.
What is the name of the region in red?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Valley and Ridge
e)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
5.
What is the name of the region in orange?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Valley and Ridge
e)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
6.
What is the name of the region in yellow?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Valley and Ridge
e)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
7.
What is the name of the region in green?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Valley and Ridge
e)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
8.
What is the name of the region in blue?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Valley and Ridge
e)
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
9.
What is the name of the natural border between the blue and red regions?
a)
fall line
b)
penninsula
c)
plateau
d)
mountain
10.
What is the name of the Virginia's peninsula?
a)
Northern Shore
b)
Eastern Shore
11.
Check all characteristics of the Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
a)
flat land
b)
east of the Fall Line
c)
includes the Eastern Shore
d)
Close to the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay
e)
mountains
12.
Choose all the characteristics of the Piedmont.
a)
west of the fall line
b)
east of the fall line
c)
mountains
d)
rolling hills
e)
the name means "land at the foot of the mountains"
13.
Choose all the characteristics of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
a)
sharp, jagged mountains
b)
old, rounded mountains
c)
very few rivers
d)
source of many rivers
e)
part of the Appalachian mountain system
14.
Choose all the characteristics of the Valley and Ridge.
a)
located west of the Blue Ridge Mountains
b)
part of the Appalachian mountain system
c)
flat or rolling hills
d)
close to the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean
e)
includes the Great Valley of Virginia
15.
Choose all the characteristics of the Appalachian Plateau.
a)
located close to the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean
b)
located in Southwest Virginia
c)
located in Southeast Virginia
d)
is an area of elevated land that is flat on top
e)
only a small part of the plateau is located in Virginia
16.
If I wanted to get to the Chesapeake Bay and I lived in the Blue Ridge Mountains, which two regions would I have to drive through?
a)
Appalachian Plateau and Valley and Ridge
b)
Appalachian Plateau and Coastal Plain
c)
Piedmont and Coastal Plain
17.
If I lived at Virginia Beach in the Coastal Plain, what direction would I have to travel to visit the Appalachian Plateau?
a)
East
b)
West
18.
Which region do we live in?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Valley and Ridge
e)
Appalachian Plateau
19.
Which state does NOT border Virginia?
a)
New York
b)
West Virginia
c)
Maryland
d)
North Carolina
e)
Tennessee
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