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31 Cards in this Set
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What two large bodies of water border Virginia? |
Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay |
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What states border Virginia? |
Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina |
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What are some ways you would describe relative locations? |
"next to", "near", and "bordering" |
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What is the Fall line? |
the natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river |
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What are the five regions of Virginia? |
and Appalachian PlateauCoastal Plains (Tidewater), Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley and Ridge, |
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What is the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region like? |
flat land |
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Where is the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region located? |
located near Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay (includes Eastern Shore), east of the fall line |
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What does Piedmont mean? |
land at the foot of the mountains |
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What is the Piedmont region like? |
rolling hills |
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Where is the Piedmont region located? |
west of the fall line |
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What is the Blue Ridge Mountain region like? |
old, rounded mountains that are part of the Appalachian Mountain system |
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Where is the Blue Ridge Mountain region located? |
between the Piedmont and Valley and Ridge regions |
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What is the Blue Ridge Mountain region the source of? |
many rivers |
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What is the Valley and Ridge region like? |
includes the Great Valley of Virginia, valleys separated by ridges, it is part of the Appalachian Mountain system |
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Where is the Valley and Ridge region located? |
located west of the Blue Ridge Mountains |
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What is a plateau? |
area of elevated land that is flat on top |
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Where is the Appalachian Plateau? |
located in Southwest Virginia, only a small part of plateau, located in Virginia |
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What is a peninsula? |
a piece of land bordered by water on three sides |
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Why was the Atlantic Ocean important to history of early Virginia? |
it provided transportation links between Virginia and other places (e.g., Europe, Africa, Caribbean) |
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Why was the Chesapeake Bay important to the history of early Virginia? |
it provided a safe harbor and was a source of food and transportation |
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Where do the Potomac, Rappahannock, York, and James Rivers flow? |
into the Chesapeake Bay |
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What important cities are on the James River? |
Richmond and Jamestown |
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What important city is on the York River? |
Yorktown |
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What important city is on the Rappahannock River? |
Fredericksburg |
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What important city is on the Potomac River? |
Alexandria |
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How did water features influence the development of Virginia? |
each river was a source of food and provided a pathway for exploration and settlement of Virginia |
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What is the Eastern Shore? |
a peninsula bordered by the Chesapeake Bay to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east |
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Why did Christopher Columbus call the people in the lands he discovered 'Indians'? |
because he thought he was in the Indies (near China) |
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Who are the First Americans? |
Indians |
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What evidence is there that American Indians (First Americans) lived in all areas of the state? |
artifacts such as arrowheads, pottery, and other tools that have been found tell a lot about the people who lived in Virginia |
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What were the three major language groups found in Virginia? |
Algonquian, Siouan, Iroquoian |
