Coastal Plain Region

Question 1

What major LANDFORM covers the Coastal Plain Region?

Answer 1

COASTAL PLAIN

Question 2

Name 4 major RIVERS of the Coastal Plain Region and its RIVERSIDE CITY.

Answer 2

Potomac River - Alexandria
Rappahannock River - Fredericksburg
York River - Yorktown
James River - Jamestown

Question 3

The major rivers of Virginia flow into what LARGE BODY OF WATER?

Answer 3

Chesapeake Bay

Question 4

What BAY BORDERS the Coastal Plain Region?

Answer 4

Chesapeake Bay

Question 5

What OCEAN BORDERS the Coastal Plain Region?

Answer 5

Atlantic Ocean

Question 6

Describe the land of the Coastal Plain Region.

Answer 6

FLAT land NEAR the OCEAN

Question 7

What SHALLOW NATURAL LAKE is SURROUNDED by the DISMAL SWAMP?

Answer 7

Lake Drummond

Question 8

What BODY OF WATER is a LARGE WETLAND and has a variety of wildlife?

Answer 8

Dismal Swamp

Question 9

What are the MAJOR PRODUCTS of the Coastal Plain Regions?

Answer 9

Seafood

Peanuts

Question 10

Name the 3 major INDUSTRIES of the Coastal Plain Region.

Answer 10

Military
Shipbuilding
Tourism

Question 11

What is the FALL LINE?

Answer 11

The NATURAL BORDER between the Coastal Plain Region and the Piedmont Region. The Coastal Plain Region is EAST of the FALL LINE.

Question 12

What is the PENINSULA border on the WEST by the CHESAPEAKE BAY and ATLANTIC OCEAN on the EAST?

Answer 12

Eastern Shore

Question 13

What famous Virginian explored and surveyed the Dismal Swamp?

Answer 13

George Washington