Hungry for History Level 1

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Relative Location

Question 2

What two large bodies of water border Virginia?

Answer 2

The Chesapeake Bay & The Atlantic Ocean

Question 3

What are the five states that border Virginia?

Answer 3

North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland

Question 4

Virginia can be divided into _____ geographic regions.

Answer 4

five

Question 5

Which region has flat land?

Answer 5

The Coastal Plains (Tidewater)

Question 6

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

Answer 6

The Fall Line

Question 7

Which region is located near the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay (including the eastern shore)?

Answer 7

The Coastal Plains (Tidewater)

Question 8

What word means “land at the foot of the mountains”?

Answer 8

Piedmont

Question 9

Which region is west of the Fall Line?

Answer 9

Piedmont

Question 10

Which region has old, rounded mountains?

Answer 10

The Blue Ridge Mountains

Question 11

Which region is located east of the Fall Line?

Answer 11

The Coastal Plains

Question 12

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

Answer 12

The Blue Ridge Mountains

Question 13

Which region is the source of many rivers?

Answer 13

The Blue Ridge Mountains

Question 14

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

Answer 14

The Valley and Ridge Region

Question 15

Which regions are part of the Appalachain Mountain System

Answer 15

The Blue Ridge Mountains and the Valley and Ridge

Question 16

Which region is located west of the Blue Ridge Mountains?

Answer 16

The Valley and Ridge Region

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Plateau

Question 18

Which region is located in Southwest Virginia?

Answer 18

The Appalachain Plateau

Question 19

Which region includes only a small part of theplateau which is located in Virginia?

Answer 19

The Appalachain Plateau

Question 20

Which region has rolling hills?

Answer 20

Piedmont

Question 21

Water features were important to the early history of _______.

Answer 21

Virginia

Question 22

Many early Virginia _____ developed along the Fall Line, the natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions where the land rises sharply and waterfalls prevent further travel on the river.

Answer 22

cities

Question 23

The four major rivers that flow into the Chesapeake Bay are separated by _____.

Answer 23

Peninsulas

Question 24

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

Answer 24

The Chesapeake Bay

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Peninsula

Question 26

What body of water provided transportation links between Virginia and other places such as Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean?

Answer 26

The Atlantic Ocean

Question 27

What body of water was a source of food and transportation and provided a safe harbor?

Answer 27

The Chesapeake Bay

Question 28

Richmond and Jamestown are located along which river?

Answer 28

The James River

Question 29

Yorktown is located along which river?

Answer 29

The York River

Question 30

Alexandria is the city found along the ______ River.

Answer 30

Potomac

Question 31

Fredericksburg is located along the _______ River.

Answer 31

Rappahannock

Question 32

Each river was a source of food and provided a pathway for _______ and _______ of Virginia.

Answer 32

exploration and settlement

Question 33

What water feature in Virginia is located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region and is a shallow natural lake surrounded by the Dismal Swamp?

Answer 33

Lake Drummond

Question 34

What water feature in Virginia is located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region and has a variety of wildlife?

Answer 34

The Dismal Swamp

Question 35

What famous Virginian explored and surveyed the Dismal Swamp?

Answer 35

George Washington

Question 36

The Eastern Shore is a ______ bordered by the Chesapeake Bay to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the East.

Answer 36

Peninsula

Question 37

Name the 5 geographic regions of Virginia in order from East to West.

Answer 37

Tidewater/Coastal Plains, Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley and Ridge, Appalachian Plateau

Question 38

Name the 4 major rivers in Virginia in order from North to South.

Answer 38

Potomac, Fredericksburg, York, James