Race To The Govenor's House 1

Front 1

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

Back 1

plateau

Hint 1

p

Front 2

Which geographic region has flat land?

Back 2

Coastal Plain

Hint 2

C P

Front 3

Name the two bodies of water that border Virginia?

Back 3

Atlantic Ocean
Chesapeake Bay

Hint 3

AO
CB

Front 4

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

Back 4

Peninsula

Hint 4

P

Front 5

Name the four major rivers that flow into the Chesapeake Bay and that are separated by peninsulas?

Back 5

James River
York River
Potomac River
Rappahannock River

Hint 5

J
Y
P
R

Front 6

Fredricksburg is located alog this river?

Back 6

Rappahannock River

Hint 6

R

Front 7

Richmond and Jamestown are located alog this river?

Back 7

James River

Hint 7

J

Front 8

Virginia can be devided into _______ geographic regions?

Back 8

five

Hint 8

More than four
less than six

Front 9

Alexandria is located alog this river?

Back 9

Potomac

Hint 9

P

Front 10

What body of water serparates the Eastern Shore from the mainland of Virginia?

Back 10

Chesapeake Bay

Hint 10

C B

Front 11

What body of wated rpovided a safe harbor?

Back 11

Chesapeake Bay

Hint 11

C B

Front 12

Rivers flow _________ to the
sea.

Back 12

downhill

Hint 12

d

Front 13

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

Back 13

Valley and Ridge

Hint 13

V and R

Front 14

What are the five geographic regions in Virginia?

Back 14

Coastal Plain
Piedmont
Blue Ridge Moutains
Valley and Ridge
Appalachian Plateau

Hint 14

CP
P
BRM
VR
AP

Front 15

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

Back 15

fall line

Hint 15

fl

Front 16

What body of water provided transportation links between Virginia and other places (e.g. Europe, Africa, Caribbean)?

Back 16

Atlantic Ocean

Hint 16

AO

Front 17

Which geographic region has old rounded mountains?

Back 17

Blue Ridge Mountains

Hint 17

BRM

Front 18

Which geographic region has rolling hills?

Back 18

Piedmont

Hint 18

P

Front 19

Which geographic region is located in Southwest Virginia?

Back 19

Appalachian Plateau

Hint 19

AP

Front 20

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

Back 20

cities

Hint 20

c

Front 21

What word means land at the foot of the mountains?

Back 21

Piedmont

Hint 21

P

Front 22

Which geographic region is located west of the Blue Ridge Mountains?

Back 22

Valley and Ridge

Hint 22

V R

Front 23

Name the five states that border Virginia.

Back 23

Maryland
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
North Carolina

Hint 23

M
WV
K
T
NC

Front 24

Which geographic region is west of the fall line?

Back 24

Piedmont

Hint 24

P

Front 25

What may be described using terms that show connections between two places such as "next to," "near," "bordering."

Back 25

relative location

Hint 25

family place

Front 26

Which geographic region is located near the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay(including the Eastern Shore?

Back 26

Coastal Plane

Hint 26

C P

Front 27

Which geographic region has an area of elevated land that is flat on top?

Back 27

Appalachian Plateau

Hint 27

A P

Front 28

Which geographic region is the source of many rivers?

Back 28

Blue Ridge Mountains

Hint 28

BRM

Front 29

Which geographic region is part of the Appalachian mountain system?

Back 29

Blue Ridge Mountains

Hint 29

BRM

Front 30

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

Back 30

Blue Ridge Mountains

Hint 30

BRM

Front 31

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

Back 31

Blue Ridge Mountains

Hint 31

BRM