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Virginia Studies vocabulary chapter 1-3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A way to describe where something is by using words such as next to, across from, north of, near, bordering.

a)

relative location

b)

location

c)

direction

2.

An edge of boundary line

a)

border

b)

fence

c)

boundary

3.

A line marking the limits of area

a)

boundary

b)

fence

c)

border

4.

Areas of the Earth with similar issues

a)

regions

b)

border

c)

acres

5.

Low-lying coastal lands drained by tidal streams

a)

Tidewater

b)

beaches

c)

sandy areas

6.

Twice daily rise and fall of the ocean that is caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun

a)

tides

b)

waves

c)

rivers

7.

The natural border between the Coastal Plain(Tidewater) and the Piedmont regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river

a)

the Fall Line

b)

ridges

c)

lines of mountains

8.

A place where something begins

a)

source

b)

start

c)

beginning

9.

The part of the river that meets the sea, where fresh river water and ocean saltwater mix

a)

estuary

b)

source

c)

river bank

10.

areas that are raised up

a)

elevations

b)

hills

c)

mountains

11.

An area of elevated land that is flat on top

a)

plateau

b)

plate

c)

hill

12.

People who share common customs, origin, history, government or language

a)

nation

b)

gathering

c)

meeting

13.

Objects or tools that tell about people from the past

a)

artifacts

b)

fossils

c)

ancients

14.

The remains or imprint of something that once lived, such as a plant or an animal

a)

fossil

b)

arrowhead

c)

stamp

15.

The study of past cultures using items left behind by past peoples

a)

archaelogy

b)

artist

c)

fossils

16.

Having great power or influence

a)

Paramount

b)

Grand

c)

Fancy

17.

A group of people who are connected to one another by a leader, an idea, or way of life

a)

tribe

b)

pack

c)

litter

18.

The wearing away of land or soil by the movement of water, ice or wind

a)

erosion

b)

waterfalls

c)

icebergs

19.

A large Indian town

a)

Werowocomoco

b)

Algonquin

c)

Powhatan

20.

The first permanent English settlement in America

a)

Jamestown

b)

James River

c)

Yorktown