Word Bank Eastern York rivers Dismal Swamp fishing Atlantic Ocean Flat plateau coal railroads southwestern George Washington Markets Fall Line west mountain ridges Kentucky Washington D. C

Study Guide for Regions of Virginia (VS 2a,b,c)

Eastern York rivers Dismal Swamp fishing Atlantic Ocean

Flat plateau coal railroads southwestern George Washington

Markets Fall Line west mountain ridges Kentucky Washington D.C.

Source tourism peak Luray Caverns Cumberland Gap Eastern Shore

near Valley & Ridge Appalachian Mountain System Shenandoah National Park

1. 
   Virginia’s Tidewater Region is located in the ___________________ part of the state.
   
2. 
   The most important geographical feature of the Tidewater region is the many ______________________ that rise and fall with the ocean tides.
   
3. 
   Three main industries of the Tidewater Region are _______________________, shipbuilding, and ________________________.
   
4. 
   Lake Drummond and The Great _________________ _____________________ are located in this region.
   

5. 
   The surface of the Piedmont Region is a __________________ that tilts gently downward with rolling hills.
   

6. 
   The Piedmont Region which is nicknamed “land at the foot of the mountains” is located _____________________ of the Fall Line.
   
7. 
   The _______________________ is the place at the eastern edge of the Piedmont Region where the land drops down and rivers tumble onto flat Tidewater land forming waterfalls and rapids.
   

8. 
   ___________________ that started to develop at the Fall Line had the strongest effect on the growth of cities in the Piedmont Region.
   

9. 
   The Blue Ridge Mountain Region is known as the _________________ of many rivers.
   
10. 
    It lies between the Piedmont Region and the _____________________________ Region.
    

11. 
    Mount Rogers, the mountain known to have the highest ______________ in Virginia, is found in the Blue Ridge Mountain Region.
    

12. 
    The top tourist attraction for the Blue Ridge Mountain Region is ___________________
    

13. 
    Two natural wonders that attract many visitors to the Valley and Ridge Region are _____________________ ___________________ and the Natural Chimneys.
    
14. 
    The Valley and Ridge Region is part of the ______________________ ____________________ system.
    
15. 
    The two main features of the Valley and Ridge Region are its ____________________
    

16. 
    The ______________________ ____________ is a passageway to the west that is found in the Valley and Ridge Region.
    

17. 
    The Appalachian Plateau Region is located in the ____________________________ corner of Virginia.
    

18. 
    ________________ is the most important natural resource of the Appalachian Plateau Region.
    

19. 
    A plateau is elevated land which is fairly ___________________ on top.
    

20. 
    Due to the invention of ______________________ in the late 1800’s, the economy of the Appalachian Plateau region changed for the better.
    

21. 
    The four major rivers of Virginia from North to South are the Potomac, Rappahannock, ______________________, and James rivers.
    
22. 
    _________________ _____________________ surveyed the Great Dismal Swamp.
    
23. 
    The _________________ _______________ and the Chesapeake Bay are two important water features that define the east coast of Virginia.
    

24. 
    The five states that surround Virginia are Maryland, West Virginia, __________________, Tennessee, and North Carolina.
    
25. 
    ___________________ __________ is a major city that borders Virginia to its northeast corner, but is not in Virginia.
    

26. 
    Relative location means _______________, next to, and bordering.
    
27. 
    Another name for the Delmarva Peninsula is the _________________ _____________.
    

28. 
    Name three things that either Lake Drummond or the Great Dismal Swamp are known for.
    

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  George Washington surveyed the Great Dismal Swamp
  
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  Lake Drummond is the largest natural lake in Virginia
  
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  Lake Drummond is almost perfectly round, yet it is a natural lake
  

29. 
    Be prepared to state two main reasons why rivers were important to early Virginians.
    

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  Rivers were important to early Virginians because they provided a source of food and transportation.
  

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  Early Virginians could gather fish, clams, crabs, etc. from the rivers
  
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  The rivers also provided a way for them to get from one place to another by boat
  

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  Cities grew along the Fall Line because ships could not go any further due to the treacherous conditions
  

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  Many ships stopped, unloaded, and people began to set up a town
  

30. 
    Be prepared to label the:
    

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  Five regions of Virginia from east to west (Tidewater, Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountain, Valley and Ridge, Appalachian Plateau)
  

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  Be able to identify the region we live in (the Piedmont Region)
  

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  the various states that surround Virginia
  
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  the major rivers and bodies of water in or bordering Virginia