Virginia Social Studies
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- The Chesapeake Bay separates the Tidewater Region into two parts called the _____ and the _____.
- Eastern Shore and mainland
- What states border Virginia?
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Maryland
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
North Carolina - What is Virginia's population density?
- 159 per square mile
- What show the distance above sea level on a map?
- contour lines
- What do relief maps show?
- elevation (or the hieght of a place above sea level)
- What are the five regions of Virginia?
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Tidewater (Coastal Plain)
Piedmont
Blue Ridge Mountains
Valley and Ridge
Allegheny Appalachian Plateau - The western edge of the Tidewater Region is formed by the _____. It is a line of small waterfalls and rapids.
- Fall Line
- The mainland is cut into peninsulas by which four rivers?
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York
James
Potomac
Rappahook - Virginia's Tidewater Region is part of the _____ Coastal Plain.
- Atlantic
- List the three peninsulas of the Tidewater Region.
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Northern Neck
Middle
The Peninsula - Waterways and natural resources encourage major industries in the coastal cities of the _____ Region such as Shipping, shipbuilding, fishing, and tourism.
- Tidewater
- The _______________ is the best example of a wetland. It is located in the southeastern corner of Virginia.
- The Great Dismal Swamp
- _____ is the capital of Virginia. It is located on the Fall Line and the James River. The governor of Virginia lives there.
- Richmond
- The Tidewater Region is bordered on the east by the _____.
- Chesapeake Bay (Atlantic Ocean)
- What makes up most of Virginia's land?
- Forest
- A _____ is a break or opening, such as a pass through mountains. It is usually made by running water over a long period of time.
- gap
- Mill towns grew up along the Fall Line because of the area's many _____ and rapids.
- waterfalls
- The Potomac River separates Virginia from the state of _____.
- Maryland
- The land to the west of the Fall Line is called the __________. This region is an area made up of rolling hills.
- Piedmont Region
- Many towns like Charlottesville, Lynchburg, and Martinsville grew along the _____ leading to the mountain gaps that came together in these towns.
- roads