Va Land @ Water 4th Grade Flashcards
What are the bordering states of Virginia
North Carolina Tennessee Kentucky West Virginia Maryland
What are the bordering bodies of water of Virginia
Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean
The Chesapeake Bay separates the Eastern Shore from the mainland of Virginia. For early settlers, what did it provide
A safe harbor and it was a source of food and transportation
What ocean provided transportation pathways between Virginia and other places such as the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe
The Atlantic Ocean
Water features were important to the early history of Virginia. It was near these water features that many early Virginia cities developed. Many early cities that we will learn in fourth grade were situated along the____ _______, the natural border between the
_______ _______ and the ________ _______. These are areas where the land rises sharply and waterfalls prevent further travel on the river.
Fall Line
Coastal Plain
Piedmont regions
A landform surrounded by water on 3 sides
Peninsula
Each river helped support exploration and colonization in Virginia, as well as being a source of food for settlers. They flow into the Chesapeake Bay and are separated by peninsulas. What are the four major rivers?
James River
York River
Potomac River
Rappahannock River
What major city is the Potomac river near
Alexandria
What major city is the Rappanhannock river near
Fredericksburg
What major city is the York river near
Yorktown
What major cities is the James river near
Richmond and Jamestown
What bay does each of the rivers [ Potomac river, james river, york river, and rappahannock river flow into
Chesapeake Bay
What is the Fall Line
The natural border between the coastal plain and the piedmont regions
The fall line is where waterfalls prevent further travel on the
River
Think back to third grade! Which explorer was one of the first to discover the Fall Line in Virginia when he landed in the area near the James Rive
Christopher Newport
