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What may be described using terms that show connections between two places such as: next to, near, or bordering
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What two large bodies of water border Virginia?
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What are the five states that border Virginia?
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Virginia can be divided into _______ geographic regions.
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Which region has flat land?
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What is the natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river?
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Which region is located near the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay (including the Eastern Shore)?
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What word means "land at the foot of the mountains"?
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Which region is west of the Fall Line?
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Which region has old, rounded mountains?
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Which region is located east of the Fall Line?
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Which region is located between the Piedmont and the Valley and Ridge Regions?
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Which region is the source of many rivers?
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Which region includes the Great Valley of Virginia and other valleys separated by ridges?
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Which two regions are parts of the Appalachian Mountains system?
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Which region is located west of the Blue Ridge Mountains?
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What word means an area of elevated land that is flat on top?
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Which region is located in Southwest Virginia?
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Which region includes only a small part of the plateau which is located in Virginia?
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Which region has rolling hills?
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Water features were important to the early history of _____________.
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Many early Virginia ____________ developed along the Fall Line, the natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions where the land rises sharply and waterfalls prevent further travel on the river.
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The four major rivers that flow into the Chesapeake Bay are separated by ____
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What body of water separates the Eastern Shore from the mainland of Virginia?
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What word means a piece of land bordered by water on three sides?
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What body of water provided transportation links between Virginia and other places such as Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean?
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What body of water was a source of food and transportation and provided a safe harbor?
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Richmond and Jamestown are located along which river?
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Yorktown is located along which river?
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Alexandria is the city found along the ________River.
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Fredericksburg is located along the ________River.
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Each river was a source of food and provided a pathway for _____ and ______ of Virginia.
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What water feature in Virginia is located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region and is a shallow natural lake surrounded by the Dismal Swamp?
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What water feature in Virginia is located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region and has a variety of wildlife?
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What famous Virginian explored and surveyed the Dismal Swamp?
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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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Name the 5 geographic regions of Virginia in order from east to west.
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Name the 4 major rivers in Virginia in order from north to south.