Virginia Geography Quiz

What two bodies of water border Virginia? Use the map below to identify them.

• Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay

• Pacific Ocean and Gulf of Mexico

• Lake Michigan and Lake Erie

• Mississippi River and Ohio River

Use the map to label Virginia’s five regions from east to west.

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

• Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley and Ridge, Rocky Mountains

• Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley and Ridge, Great Plains

• Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley and Ridge, Sierra Nevada

How does the Fall Line affect the rivers that cross it?

• It has no effect.

• The waterfalls help travel.

• The fence at the Fall Line holds the water.

• It prevents further travel on the river.

Relative location gives the exact location of an object or place.

• This statement is true.

• This statement is false.

What does Piedmont mean?

• Land of mountain feet

• Land at the foot of the mountain

• Mountains of feet

• Foot mountain

In which region do a number of Virginia’s rivers begin?

• Blue Ridge Mountains

• Piedmont

• Appalachian Plateau

• Valley and Ridge

Which two regions are part of the Appalachian mountain system?

• Appalachian Plateau

• Piedmont

• Blue Ridge Mountains

• Valley and Ridge

The Eastern Shore is located in which region?

• Piedmont

• Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

• Valley and Ridge

• Blue Ridge Mountains

An area of elevated land that is flat on top is called a

• plateau

• peninsula

• island

• elevation

What water feature provided transportation links between Virginia and other places, such as Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean?

• Chesapeake Bay

• Atlantic Ocean

• Atlantic Bay

• Pacific Ocean