Social Studies Flashcards

Questions 1 – 28Review and Practice

What large bodies of water border Virginia?

Atlantic Ocean and

Chesapeake Bay

What are the five geographic regions of Virginia?

Hint: At Virginia Beach People Feel CoolAppalachian PlateauValley and RidgeBlue Ridge MountainsPiedmontCoastal Plain (Tidewater)

What states border Virginia?

Hint: Mustard with Ketchup Tastes NiceMarylandWest VirginiaKentuckyTennesseeNorth Carolina

What geographic region of Virginia is characterized by flat

land, is located near the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay, includes the Eastern Shore, and

is east of the Fall Line?

Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

What is the natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river?

Fall Line

What geographic region means “land at the foot

of the mountains”, is west of the Fall Line, and has rolling hills?

Piedmont

What geographic region is part of the Appalachian

mountain system and located between the Piedmont and Valley and Ridge regions? It has old rounded mountains and is the source of many

rivers?

Blue Ridge Mountains

What geographic region of Virginia includes the Great Valley of Virginia and other

valleys separated by ridges? It is located west of the Blue

Ridge Mountains?Valley and Ridge

What geographic region of Virginia is located in

southwest Virginia? Only a small part of the plateau

is located in Virginia.Appalachian Plateau

What mountain system includes the Blue Ridge

Mountains and the Valley and Ridge Regions?Appalachian mountain system

What is an area of raised land that is flat on top?

Plateau

What is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three

sides?Peninsula

What body of water provided transportation links between

Virginia and other places such as Europe, Africa, and

the Caribbean?Atlantic Ocean

What body of water provided a safe harbor and was a source of food and

transportation for Virginians?

Chesapeake Bay

What body of water flows into the Chesapeake Bay? Richmond and Jamestown are located on

this body of water?

James River

Name the body of water where Yorktown is located. It flows into the

Chesapeake Bay.

York River

Alexandria is located along this body of water. It flows into the the Chesapeake

Bay.

Potomac River

Fredricksburg is located along this body of water.

It flows into the Chesapeake Bay.

Rappahannock River

How did the flow of rivers affect the settlement of

Virginia?The rivers provided a source for food as well as pathways for exploration and

the settlement of Virginia.

What is the name of the shallow, natural body of water surrounded by the

Dismal Swamp and located in the Coastal Plain region?

Lake Drummond

What body of water, located in the Coastal Plain, has a variety of wildlife and was explored and surveyed by

George Washington?Dismal Swamp

Where is the Eastern Shore located?

It is a peninsula that is bordered by the Chesapeake Bay on the west and the

Atlantic Ocean on the east.

Why are the native peoples called Indians?

Christopher Columbus called the people he found in the lands he explored “Indians” because he

thought he was in the Indies (near China).

What evidence is there that American Indians lived in all areas of the state of

Virginia?

Artifacts such as arrowheads, pottery, and other tools that have been found tell a lot

about the people who lived in Virginia.

What were the three major language groups found in

Virginia?Hint: I Speak American

IroquoianSiouan

Algonquian

What languages were spoken primarily in the Tidewater region? The Powhatan

were a part of this group.

Algonquian

What languages were spoken primarily in the Piedmont

region? The Monacan were a part of this group.

Siouan

What languages were spoken in southwestern Virginia and in

southern Virginia near what is today North Carolina? The Cherokee were

a part of this group.

Iroquoian