Cea History Test 1

Front 1

What is the natural border between the Tidewater and Piedmont regions where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river?

Back 1

Fall Line

Front 2

What uses terms that show connections between two places such as: next to, near, or bordering?

Back 2

relative location

Front 3

Maryland, West VA, Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina all _______ Virginia?

Back 3

border

Front 4

What word means a piece of land bordered by water on three sides?

Back 4

peninsula

Front 5

Which region is the source of many rivers?

Back 5

Blue Ridge

Front 6

What body of water provided transportation links between VA and other places like Europe, Africa, & the Caribbean?

Back 6

Atlantic Ocean

Front 7

Each river was a source of food and provided a pathway for exploration and _______ of VA.

Back 7

settlement

Front 8

VA can be divided into ___ geographic regions.

Back 8

5

Front 9

Which region has rolling hills?

Back 9

Piedmont

Front 10

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

Back 10

Chesapeake Bay

Front 11

Fredericksburg is located along the ? river. (Fred likes to rap.)

Back 11

Rappahannok

Front 12

Which region is located east of the Fall Line?

Back 12

Tidewater

Front 13

Which region has old, rounded mountains?

Back 13

Blue Ridge

Front 14

Which region is located between the Piedmont and Valley and Ridge regions?

Back 14

Blue Ridge

Front 15

Which region includes only a small plateau which is located in VA?

Back 15

Appalachian Plateau

Front 16

What 2 large bodies of water border VA?

Back 16

Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean

Front 17

Which region includes the Great Valley and other valleys separated by ridges?

Back 17

Valley and Ridge

Front 18

Which region is west of the Fall Line?

Back 18

Piedmont

Front 19

Richmond and Jamestown are located along which river?

Back 19

James

Front 20

Which word means an area of elevated land that is flat on top?

Back 20

plateau

Front 21

Alexandria is the city found along the ___ River. (Alex cooks in a pot.)

Back 21

Potomac

Front 22

What water feature in VA is located in the Tidewater region and is a shallow natural lake surrounded by the Dismal Swamp?

Back 22

Lake Drummond

Front 23

Which region has flat land?

Back 23

Tidewater

Front 24

Which region is located in southwest VA?

Back 24

Appalachian Plateau

Front 25

Which region is located near the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay and includes the Eastern Shore?

Back 25

Tidewater

Front 26

Which 2 regions are parts of the Appalachian Mountain system?

Back 26

Blue Ridge and Valley and Ridge

Front 27

What famous Virginian explored and surveyed the Dismal Swamp?

Back 27

George Washington

Front 28

Yorktown is located along which river?

Back 28

York

Front 29

What word means "land at the foot of the mountains"?

Back 29

Piedmont

Front 30

Which region is located west of the Blue Ridge Mts.?

Back 30

Valley and Ridge

Front 31

What body of water separates the Eastern Shore from the mainland of VA?

Back 31

Chesapeake Bay

Front 32

What water feature in VA is located in the Tidewater region and has a variety of wildlife?

Back 32

Dismal Swamp

Front 33

Water features were important to the early history of ?

Back 33

VA

Front 34

The Eastern Shore is a ___ bordered by the Chesapeake Bay to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.

Back 34

peninsula

Front 35

Many early Virginia ____ developed along the Fall Line, the natural border between the Tidewater and Piedmont regions where the land rises sharply and waterfalls prevent further travel on the river.

Back 35

cities

Front 36

The four major rivers that flow into the Chesapeake Bay are separated by ?

Back 36

peninsulas