Name/Number: _____________________________
Date: _____________
Virginia Regions Study Guide
Part A
___________________________ may be described using terms that show
connections between two places such as “next to,” “near,” “bordering.”
Bordering bodies of water
___________________________
___________________________
Bordering states (Ketchup With Mustard Tastes Nasty)
___________________________
___________________________
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___________________________
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Part B
Terms to know:
 Fall Line: The natural border between the ___________________________
and ___________________________ regions, where
___________________________ prevent further travel on the river
 Plateau: Area of elevated land that is ________________________on top
Geographic Regions (East to West)
Characteristics
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Also known as the
___________________________
__________________________ land
Location near Atlantic Ocean and
__________________________
Includes Eastern Shore
 __________________of the Fall Line
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Land at the Foot of Mountains
__________________________ hills
 __________________of the Fall Line
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Old, rounded mountains
Part of Appalachian mountain system
Located between the
__________________ and Valley and
Ridge regions
 Source of many ________________
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Includes the Great Valley of Virginia
and other valleys separated by ridges
Part of __________________ mountain
system
 Located west of Blue Ridge Mountains
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Located in Southwest Virginia
 Only a small part of the
__________________ is located in
Virginia
Part C
Terms to know
Which water features were important • Peninsula: A piece of land
to the early history of Virginia?
bordered by water on
__________________ sides.
Important Water Features
Characteristics of Water Features
Potomac River
Rappahannock River
 Flows into the Chesapeake Bay
 __________________located along
the Potomac River
 Flows into the Chesapeake Bay
 __________________located on
the Rappahannock River
York River
 Flows into the Chesapeake Bay
 __________________located along
the York River
James River
 Flows into the Chesapeake Bay
 __________________and
__________________located along
the James River