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Race to the Governor’s House:
#1
1) What states border Virginia?
Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky,
Tennesse, North Carolina
*Remember: Mustard With Ketchup Tastes Nasty
2) What large bodies of water border Virginia?
Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay
3) What and where is the Eastern Shore?
A peninsula bordered by the Chesapeake Bay to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to
the east.
4) What are some ways that relative
location can be described?
Using terms that show connections between two places such as
“next to”, “near”, or “bordering”
5) The natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river is called the ___
___?
Fall line
6) What are four major rivers that flow into the Chesapeake
Bay and are separated by peninsulas?
Potomac, Rapahannock, York,
and James
*Remember: Please Remember Your Jacket
7) Which region has a coastal plain, the
Chesapeake Bay, and the James, York,
Rappahannock, and Potomac Rivers?
Tidewater (Coastal Plain)
8) Which region includes rolling hills, is
west of the fall line, and means ‘land at the foot of the mountains’?
Piedmont
9) Which region has old rounded mountains, is part of the Appalachian mountain system, and is the source of many
rivers?
Blue Ridge Mountains
10) Which region in Virginia has mountains,
coal mining, and is a plateau?
Appalachian Plateau
11) What are the major products of the Coastal
Plain (Tidewater) region?
SeafoodPeanuts
12) What are the major products of the
Piedmont region?
Tobacco productsInformation technology
13) What is the major product of the Blue Ridge Mountains?
apples
14) What are the major industries of the
Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region?
ShipbuildingTourism
Military bases
15) What is the major industries of the Piedmont region?
Federal and state government, farming,
and horse industry
16) What are the major industries of the Blue
Ridge Mountains region?
RecreationFarming
17) What is the major industry of the Valley
and Ridge region?
Farming
18) Why are First Americans (Native
People) called Indians?
Christopher Columbus thought he landed in
the Indies.
19) What evidence is there that American Indians lived in all areas of the state?
Artifacts such as arrowheads, pottery, and other tools were
found.
20) What were the 3 major language groups
found in Virginia?
AlgonquianSiouan
Iroquoian
*Remember: All Spoke Indian
21) The Algonquian language group lived
primarily in which region?
Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
22) The Powhatan were a member of which language group?
Algonquian
23) The Siouan language group lived
primarily in which region?
Piedmont
24) Where did the Iroquoian language
group primarily live?
Southwestern and southern Virginia near
what is today North Carolina
25) The Cherokee was part of which language
group?
Iroquoian
26) The Monacan was part of which language
group?
Siouan
27) Forests cover most of Virginia. What
larger Indian group is Virginia’s Indians part
of?
Eastern Woodland Indians
28) What are characteristics of Virginia’s climate?
MildFour distinct seasons
29) How did Virginia’s American Indians relate
to the climate and interact with the
environment to meet their basic needs?
The kinds of food they ate, the clothing they
wore, and their shelters depended on
the seasons.
30) How do Virginia’s American Indians live
today?
The live like other Americans.
31) Recent _________ digs at Werowocomoco and historic Jamestown have helped us study material evidence left from people from the past and helped us
develop a better understanding of
history.
archaeological