VA Studies VS.1 Geography
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Which geographic feature has old rounded mountains? | Blue Ridge Mountains
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| What body of water provided a safe harbor for European settlers? | Chesapeake Bay
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| Rivers flow ________ to the sea. | Downhill
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| Which geographic regions has an area of elevated land that is flat on top? | Appalachian Plateau
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| Alexandria is located along which river? | Potomac River
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| Name the four major rivers that flow into the Chesapeake Bay and that are separated by peninsulas. | Potomac, Rappahannock, York, James
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| Richmond and Jamestown are located along which river? | James River
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| Fredericksburg is located along which river? | Rappahannock River
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| Many early Virginia __________ developed along the Fall Line where the land rises sharply and waterfalls prevent further travel up river. | cities
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| Name the five states that border Virginia | Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina
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| Name two bodies of water that border Virginia | Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean
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| What body of water separates the Eastern Shore from the mainland of Virginia | Chesapeake Bay
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| What word means a piece of land bordered by water on three sides | peninsula
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| What may be described using terms that show connections between two places, such as "next to," "near," and "bordering?" | relative location
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| Which geographic region has rolling hills? | Piedmonte
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| What body of water provided transportation links between Virginia and other places (Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean)? | The Atlantic Ocean
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| Virginia can be divided into __________ geographic regions | five
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| What word means an area of elevated land that is flat on top? | plateau
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