Geography

Question 1

1. A term that shows connections between two places such as “next to”, “near”, and “bordering”.

Answer 1

Relative Location

Question 2

2. A contained body of water that is surrounded by land on most sides.

Answer 2

Bay

Question 3

3. Two items that are next to each other (touching) and share an edge.

Answer 3

• bordering

Question 4

4. A large body of water that is used to travel from one continent to another.

Answer 4

• ocean

Question 5

5. A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides

Answer 5

• peninsula

Question 6

6. What are the two major (huge) bodies of water that border Virginia?

Answer 6

Atlantic Ocean Chesapeake Bay

Question 7

7. What are the five states that border (touch) Virginia?

Answer 7

• Maryland West Virginia Kentucky Tennessee North Carolina

Question 8

8.

Answer 8

Kentucky

Question 9

9.

Answer 9

North Carolina

Question 10

10.

Answer 10

Tennessee

Question 11

11.

Answer 11

Atlantic Ocean

Question 12

12.

Answer 12

Maryland

Question 13

13.

Answer 13

Virginia

Question 14

14.

Answer 14

Chesapeake Bay

Question 15

15.

Answer 15

West Virginia

Question 16

16. What word means a piece of land bordered by water on three sides? - Give an example of one.

Answer 16

Peninsula Eastern Shore

Question 17

17. The Chesapeake Bay borders the Eastern Shore to the ___________, and the Atlantic Ocean to the ___________.

Answer 17

west east

Question 18

18. What was the importance of the Chesapeake Bay?

Answer 18

It provided a safe harbor, and was a source of food and transportation

Question 19

19. What was the importance of the Atlantic Ocean?

Answer 19

It provided transportation links between Virginia and other places (ex: Europe, Africa)

Question 20

20. What are the four major rivers that flow through Virginia, in the order as they flow north to south?

Answer 20

Potomac Rappahannock York James

Question 21

21. What larger body of water do all four rivers flow into?

Answer 21

Chesapeake Bay

Question 22

a

Answer 22

York River

Question 23

a

Answer 23

Rappahannock River

Question 24

a

Answer 24

Potomac River

Question 25

a

Answer 25

James River

Question 26

26. What major city is located along the Potomac River?

Answer 26

Alexandria

Question 27

27. What major city is located along the York River?

Answer 27

Yorktown

Question 28

28. What major city is located along the Rappahannock River?

Answer 28

Fredericksburg

Question 29

29. What major cities are located along the James River?

Answer 29

Jamestown Richmond

Question 30

30. What was the importance of Virginia rivers in early settlement?

Answer 30

They were a source of food and provided a pathway for exploration

Question 31

31. What is the name of the shallow natural lake that is located in the Coastal Plain region and is surrounded by the Dismal Swamp?

Answer 31

Lake Drummond

Question 32

32. Who explored and surveyed the Dismal Swamp?

Answer 32

George Washington