Chapter Two: The Natural Regions Of Virginia

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What region forms the eastern part of Virginia along the Chesapeake Bay?

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Tidewater Region

Front 2

The daily rising and falling of the ocean waters and waters connected to them called?

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Tide

Front 3

The moving of people or goods is called...

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Transportation

Front 4

What is the large strip of flat land that runs along the Atlantic Ocean called?

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Coastal Plain

Front 5

The Eastern Shore forms the southern tip of this peninsula that includes parts of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.

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Delmarva Peninsula

Front 6

The harbor area of the Tidewater that includes the cities of Hampton, Norfolk, Newport News, Chesapeake, and Portsmouth is called:

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Hampton Roads

Front 7

The name of the city sitting on the York River.

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Yorktown

Front 8

A popular tourist attraction to the Tidewater region:

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Virginia Beach

Front 9

The two American Indian reservations found along rivers of the Tidewater are:

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Pamunkey Reservation and Mattaponi Reservation

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The region who's natural borders are the Blue Ridge Mountains and the fall line:

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Piedmont

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The line of waterfalls that runs between the Tidewater and Piedmont regions.

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Fall Line

Front 12

The Piedmont region is a __________ with rolling hills.

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Plateau

Front 13

Our state capital is the city of _______________.

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Richmond

Front 14

This city sits along the falls of the Appomattox River:

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Petersburg

Front 15

This city sits along the falls of the Rappahannock River:

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Fredericksburg

Front 16

This Piedmont city used the power of the Dan River to power machines:

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Danville

Front 17

A woven fabric is known as a _________.

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Textile

Front 18

The Metro in Washington, D.C. is a _______ _________ ___________.

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Mass Transit System

Front 19

This nearby city outside of Washington, D.C. grew up as a trading center on the Potomac River:

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Alexandria

Front 20

This city is the home of the University of Virginia. (UVA)

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Charlottesville

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A line of mountains and hills is known as a _________.

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Ridge

Front 22

The region who's natural boundaries are the Valley and Ridge region and the Piedmont region:

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Blue Ridge Mountains

Front 23

___ __________ is the highest peak in Virginia at 5,729 ft.

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Mt. Rogers

Front 24

This gap allows the roanoke river to pass through the Blue Ridge Mountains:

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Roanoke Gap

Front 25

Skyline Drive runs through this national park at the top of the Blue Ridge Mountains

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Shenandoah National Park

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This region has the natural borders of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Appalachian Plateau.

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Valley and Ridge

Front 27

The ____________ Mountain range makes up the western side of the Valley and Ridge region.

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Allegheny

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The _____________ of ____________ makes up the eastern part of the Valley and Ridge region.

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Valley of Virginia

Front 29

The Valley of Virginia is part of the _______ __________, which runs from Alabama to New York.

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Great Valley

Front 30

This river valley is in the northern most part of the Valley and Ridge region.

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Shenandoah Valley

Front 31

The Wilderness Road was created by Daniel Boone through this wind gap.

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Cumberland Gap

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This region is the farthest region to the west and is known as the "toe of the boot."

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The Appalachian Plateau

Front 33

The two major types of coal mining are:

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Deep Mining and Surface Mining

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Families who farmed on the Appalachian Plateau lived by this type of farming:

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Subsistence Farming

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Families would also ________, or trade goods without money in the Appalachian Plateau region.

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Barter