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36 Cards in this Set
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What is the natural border between the Tidewater and Piedmont regions where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river?
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Fall Line
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What uses terms that show connections between two places such as: next to, near, or bordering?
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relative location
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Maryland, West VA, Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina all _______ Virginia?
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border
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What word means a piece of land bordered by water on three sides?
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peninsula
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Which region is the source of many rivers?
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Blue Ridge
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What body of water provided transportation links between VA and other places like Europe, Africa, & the Caribbean?
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Atlantic Ocean
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Each river was a source of food and provided a pathway for exploration and _______ of VA.
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settlement
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VA can be divided into ___ geographic regions.
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5
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Which region has rolling hills?
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Piedmont
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What body of water was a source of food & transportation and provided a safe harbor?
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Chesapeake Bay
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Fredericksburg is located along the ? river. (Fred likes to rap.)
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Rappahannok
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Which region is located east of the Fall Line?
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Tidewater
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Which region has old, rounded mountains?
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Blue Ridge
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Which region is located between the Piedmont and Valley and Ridge regions?
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Blue Ridge
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Which region includes only a small plateau which is located in VA?
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Appalachian Plateau
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What 2 large bodies of water border VA?
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Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean
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Which region includes the Great Valley and other valleys separated by ridges?
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Valley and Ridge
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Which region is west of the Fall Line?
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Piedmont
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Richmond and Jamestown are located along which river?
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James
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Which word means an area of elevated land that is flat on top?
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plateau
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Alexandria is the city found along the ___ River. (Alex cooks in a pot.)
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Potomac
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What water feature in VA is located in the Tidewater region and is a shallow natural lake surrounded by the Dismal Swamp?
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Lake Drummond
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Which region has flat land?
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Tidewater
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Which region is located in southwest VA?
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Appalachian Plateau
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Which region is located near the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay and includes the Eastern Shore?
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Tidewater
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Which 2 regions are parts of the Appalachian Mountain system?
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Blue Ridge and Valley and Ridge
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What famous Virginian explored and surveyed the Dismal Swamp?
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George Washington
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Yorktown is located along which river?
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York
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What word means "land at the foot of the mountains"?
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Piedmont
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Which region is located west of the Blue Ridge Mts.?
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Valley and Ridge
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What body of water separates the Eastern Shore from the mainland of VA?
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Chesapeake Bay
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What water feature in VA is located in the Tidewater region and has a variety of wildlife?
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Dismal Swamp
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Water features were important to the early history of ?
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VA
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The Eastern Shore is a ___ bordered by the Chesapeake Bay to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.
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peninsula
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Many early Virginia ____ developed along the Fall Line, the natural border between the Tidewater and Piedmont regions where the land rises sharply and waterfalls prevent further travel on the river.
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cities
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The four major rivers that flow into the Chesapeake Bay are separated by ?
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peninsulas
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