Geographic Regions

Question 1

Tidewater Regions (East to West)

Answer 1

1. Also known as the Coastal Plain
2. Flat land
3. Location near Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay
4. Includes Eastern Shore
5. East of the Fall Line

Question 2

Name the Virginia Regions

Answer 2

1. Tidewater Region
2. Piedmont Region
3. Blue Ridge Mountain Region
4. Valley & Ridge Region
5. Appalachian Plateau Region

Question 3

Piedmont Region

Answer 3

1. Land at the Foot of Mountains
2. Rolling hills
3. West of the Fall Line

Question 4

Blue Ridge Mountain Region

Answer 4

1. Old, rounded mountains
2. Part of Appalachian mountain system
3. Located between the Piedmont and Valley and Ridge regions
4. Source of many rivers

Question 5

Valley & Ridge Region

Answer 5

1. Include the Great Valley of Virginia and other valleys separated by ridges
2. Part of Appalachian mountain system
3. Located west of Blue Ridge Mountains

Question 6

Appalachian Plateau Region

Answer 6

1. Located in Southwest Virginia

2. Only a small part of the plateau is located in Virginia

Question 7

Name Virginia Five Geographic Regions

Answer 7

1. Tidewater/Coastal Plain
2. Piedmont
3. Blue Ridge Mountains
4. Valley and Ridge
5. Appalachian Plateau

Question 8

What are landforms

Answer 8

Landforms are ups and downs of the Earth’s surface.

Different shapes of the land

Question 9

Name examples of landforms

Answer 9

Mountains, valleys, hills, plateaus, and plains.

Virginia has all of these landforms.