Hungry 4 History Trivia
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VA Studies
What may be described using terms
that show connections between
two places such as: next to, near,
or bordering?
2010 and beyond
Level 1
2
3
What two large bodies of water
border Virginia?
4
What are the five states that
border Virginia?
5
Virginia can be divided into ________
geographic regions.
6
Which region has flat land?
7
What is the natural border
between the Coastal Plain
(Tidewater) and Piedmont regions,
where waterfalls prevent further
travel on the river?
8
Which region is located near the
Atlantic Ocean and the
Chesapeake Bay (including the
Eastern Shore)?
9
What word means “land at the
foot of mountains”?
Virginia Studies – VS.2 a, b, c
Which region is west of
the Fall Line?
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11
Which region has old, rounded
mountains?
12
Which region is located east of the
Fall Line?
13
Which region is located between the
Piedmont and Valley and Ridge
regions?
14
Which region is the source of
many rivers?
15
Which region includes the Great
Valley of Virginia and other valleys
separated by ridges?
16
Which two regions are parts of the
Appalachian Mountain system?
17
Which region is located west of
the Blue Ridge Mountains?
18
What word means an area of
elevated land that is flat on top?
19
Which region is located in
Southwest Virginia?
Virginia Studies – VS.2 a, b, c
Which region includes only a
small part of the plateau which is
located in Virginia?
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21
Which region has rolling hills?
22
Water features were important to
the early history of ________.
23
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.
24
The four major rivers that flow
into the Chesapeake Bay are
separated by ________.
25
What body of water separates the
Eastern Shore from the mainland
of Virginia?
26
What word means a piece of land
bordered by water on three sides?
27
What body of water provided
transportation links between Virginia
and other places such as Europe,
Africa, and the Caribbean?
28
What body of water was a source
of food and transportation and
provided a safe harbor?
29
Richmond and Jamestown are
located along which river?
Virginia Studies – VS.2 a, b, c
Yorktown is located along which
river?
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31
Fredericksburg is located along
the ________ River.
Alexandria is the city found along
the ________ River.
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33
Each river was a source of food
and provided a pathway for
________ and ________ of Virginia.
34
What water feature in Virginia is
located in the Coastal Plain
(Tidewater) region and is a shallow
natural lake surrounded by the
Dismal Swamp?
35
What water feature in Virginia is
located in the Coastal Plain
(Tidewater) region and has a
variety of wildlife?
36
What famous Virginian explored
and surveyed the Dismal Swamp?
37
The Eastern Shore is a ________
bordered by the Chesapeake Bay
to the west and the Atlantic Ocean
to the east.
38
Name the 5 geographic regions of
Virginia in order from east to west.
39
Name the 4 major rivers in Virginia
in order from north to south.
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relative location
3
2
Maryland
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
North Carolina
5
Atlantic Ocean
Chesapeake Bay
4
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
7
five
6
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
9
Fall Line
8
Piedmont
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Piedmont
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10
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
13
Blue Ridge Mountains
12
Blue Ridge Mountains
15
Blue Ridge Mountains
14
Blue Ridge Mountains
Valley and Ridge
17
Valley and Ridge
16
plateau
19
Valley and Ridge
18
Appalachian Plateau
Answers – Level 1
Appalachian Plateau
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20
Virginia
23
Piedmont
22
peninsulas
25
cities
24
peninsula
27
Chesapeake Bay
26
Chesapeake Bay
29
Atlantic Ocean
28
York River
Answers – Level 1
James River
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30
Rappahannock River
33
Potomac River
32
Lake Drummond
35
exploration and settlement
34
George Washington
37
Dismal Swamp
36
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Piedmont
Blue Ridge Mountains
Valley and Ridge
Appalachian Plateau
39
peninsula
38
Potomac River
Rappahannock River
York River
James River
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