VS.2 Virginia Geography

Which of the following describes the Appalachian Plateau?

• Elevated land with a flat top
• Rolling hills
• Valleys
• Mountains

A piece of land bordered by water on three sides is a __________.

• river
• plateau
• bay
• peninsula

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

• James River
• Atlantic Ocean
• Chesapeake Bay
• Potomac River

Which rivers flow into the Chesapeake Bay?

• Potomac and Mississippi
• James and York
• Rappahannock and Shenandoah
• Mississippi and James

What body of water separates the Eastern Shore from the mainland of Virginia?

• Atlantic Ocean
• James River
• Chesapeake Bay
• Potomac River

What large bodies of water border Virginia?

• Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
• Chesapeake Bay and Shenandoah River
• Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay
• Chesapeake Bay and Indian Ocean

Which states border Virginia?

• Pennsylvania and Maryland
• West Virginia and Georgia
• Tennessee and North Carolina
• Kentucky and South Carolina

Which of the following phrases does NOT describe relative location?

• The James River is a long river.
• The Atlantic Ocean is near the Coastal Plain.
• West Virginia is a border of Virginia.
• Alexandria is near Fredericksburg.

Which two regions of Virginia are separated by the Fall Line?

• Appalachian Plateau and Blue Ridge Mountains
• Piedmont and Blue Ridge Mountains
• Coastal Plain and Piedmont
• Blue Ridge Mountains and Piedmont

Which characteristic describes the land of the Coastal Plain region of Virginia?

• Flat land

• Old rounded mountains

• Valleys

• Plateau