Virginia Studies: Geography

Question 1

This area is located in the Tidewater & was explpored and surveyed by George Washington.

Accepted Answer

Dismal Swamp

Question 2

What region has tobacco, rolling hills, fed & state govt., & means "land at foot of mountains"?

Accepted Answer

Piedmont

Question 3

This town is on the James River.

Accepted Answer

Jamestown

Question 4

What region has flat land, near Atlantic Ocean, includes fall line, and has seafood & peanuts?

Accepted Answer

Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

Question 5

These provided sources of food and pathways for exploration & settlement of Virginia.

Accepted Answer

Rivers

Question 6

What is the name of the natural border between Coastal Plain (Tidewater) & Piedmont regions?

Accepted Answer

The Fall Line

Question 7

Mustard With Ketchup Tastes Nice stands for:

Accepted Answer

MD, WV, KY, TN, and NC

Question 8

At the fall line, water falls ______ further travel on the river.

Accepted Answer

Prevent

Question 9

Virginia's capital (Richmond) is on this river.

Accepted Answer

James

Question 10

This lake is located in the Coastal Plain & is a shallow lake surrounded by Dismal Swamp.

Accepted Answer

Lake Drummond

Question 11

What body of water provided transportation links between Virginia and Europe and Africa?

Accepted Answer

Atlantic Ocean

Question 12

Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley & Ridge, & Appalachian Plateau are ____.

Accepted Answer

Geographic regions

Question 13

What city (where Mom & Dad got married) is on the Potomac River?

Accepted Answer

Alexandria

Question 14

This city was the site of a famous battle & is where the York River is.

Accepted Answer

Yorktown

Question 15

What plateau is located is Southwest Virginia and has coal and coal mining?

Accepted Answer

Appalachian Plateau

Question 16

What region west of Blue Ridge has poultry, dairy, farms, & includes Great Valley of Virginia?

Accepted Answer

Valley & Ridge

Question 17

All of the following states border VA except:

Accepted Answer

South Carolina

Question 18

What is the name of a piece of land bordered by water on 3 sides?

Accepted Answer

Peninsula

Question 19

Virginia's rivers include all of the following, except:

Accepted Answer

Mississippi

Question 20

What region has old & rounded mountains, apples, farming, and is source of many rivers?

Accepted Answer

Blue Ridge Mountain

Question 21

This part of VA is a peninsula, bordered by Chesapeake Bay to west & Atlantic Ocean to east.

Accepted Answer

Eastern Shore

Question 22

What city (where Dad went to college) is on the Rappahannock River?

Accepted Answer

Fredericksburg

Question 23

The Potomac, Rappahannock, York, and James are all Virginia _________.

Accepted Answer

Rivers

Question 24

Potomac, Rapphannock, York, and James Rivers flow into the _______ ______.

Accepted Answer

Chesapeake Bay

Virginia Studies: Geography

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Virginia Studies: Geography

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