VA Geography And Five Regions

Question 1

How many states borders Virgina

Answer 1

Five (5)

Question 2

Name the bordering States of Virginia

Answer 2

1. Kentucky
2. West Virginia
3. Maryland
4. Tennessee
5. North Carolina

Question 3

What does bordering means

Answer 3

States that are actually touching or sharing borders

Question 4

How many bordering bodies of water does Virginia have?

Answer 4

Two (2)

Question 5

Name the bodies of water bordering Virginia?

Answer 5

1. Chesapeake Bay

2. Atlantic Ocean

Question 6

Does this bodies of water actually touch Virginia?

Yes or No

Answer 6

Yes

Question 7

You describe Virginia bordering states and bodies of water using what?

Answer 7

Relative location

Question 8

What is relative location?

Answer 8

When you describe the location of an object related to another object.

Question 9

What did Atlantic Ocean provide?

Answer 9

Transportation links between Virginia and other places like Europe, Africa and the Caribbean.

Question 10

Chesapeake Bay provided what?

Answer 10

Safe harbor and was a source of food and transportation for the people who lived in Virginia.

Question 11

Virginia has how many major rivers?

Answer 11

Four (4)

Question 12

Name the four major rivers in Virginia?

Answer 12

1. Potomac River
2. Rappahannock River
3. York River
4. James River

Question 13

All four major rivers flow into what?

Answer 13

Chesapeake Bay

Question 14

Which city is Potomac River located?

Answer 14

Alexandria

Question 15

Which city is Rappahannock River located?

Answer 15

Fredericksburg

Question 16

Which city is York River located?

Answer 16

Yorktown

Question 17

Which city is James River located?

Answer 17

Jamestown and Richmond

Question 18

Tell me about Lake Drummond?

Answer 18

Shallow natural Lake surrounded by the Great Dismal Swamp

Question 19

Tell me about the Great Dismal Swamp?

Answer 19

It has a variety of wildlife and was explored by George Washington.

Question 20

Rivers

Answer 20

Please = Potomac River
Remember = Rappahannock River 
Your = York River 
Jacket = James River

Question 21

Cites

Answer 21

Alex = Alexandria 
Forgot = Fredericksburg
Your = Yorktown
Red = Richmond 
Jackets = Jamestown

Question 22

What is Peninsula?

Answer 22

A piece of land bordered by water on sides.

Question 23

How did the flow of rivers affect the settlement of Virginia?

Answer 23

Each River was a source of food and provided a pathway for exploration and settlement of Virginia.

Question 24

Atlantic Ocean?

Answer 24

Provided transportation links between Virginia and other places like Europe, Africa and Caribbean.

Question 25

Chesapeake Bay

Answer 25

1. Provided a safe harbor 2. Was a source of food and transportation 3. Separates the Eastern Shores from the mainland of Virginia.

Question 26

Potomac River

Answer 26

1. Flows into the Chesapeake Bay. | 2. Alexandria located along the Potomac River.

Question 27

Rappahannock River

Answer 27

1. Flows into the Chesapeake Bay. | 2. Fredericksburg located on the Rappahannock River.

Question 28

York River

Answer 28

1. Flows into the Chesapeake Bay | 2. Yorktown located along the York River

Question 29

James River

Answer 29

1. Flows into the Chesapeake Bay | 2. Richmond and Jamestown located along the James River.

Question 30

Lake Drummond

Answer 30

1. Located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region | 2. Shallow natural lake surrounded by the Great Dismal Swamp.

Question 31

Dismal Swamp

Answer 31

1. Located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region 2. Variety of wildlife 3. George Washington explored and surveyed the DismalSwamp.