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What is the Blue Ridge Mountains the source of? | many rivers |
What is the Piedmont region like? | rolling hills |
Where do the Potomac, Rappahannock, York and James all flow into? | The Cheseapeake Bay |
What important cities are on the James River? | Richmond and Jamestown |
What important city is on the York river? | Yorktown |
What important city is on the Rappahannock river? | Fredericksburg |
What important city is on the Potomac river? | Alexandria |
What is a pennisula? | Land surrounded by water on 3 sides |
What 2 large bodies of water border Virginia? | Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay |
What is the Tidwater (Coastal Plain) like? | sandy and flat |
What is the Blue Ridge mountains like? | old rounded mountains with thick forests |
Which state borders Virginia to the North? | Maryland |
Which state borders Virginia to the South? | North Carolina |
What is the pennisula separated by the Chesapeake Bay? | Eastern Shore |
Why were bodies of water important in Virginia? | It provided a food source, a pathway for exploration and settlement |
Where is the Valley and Ridge region located? | located west of the Blue Ridge mountains |
Where is the Appalachian Plateau located? | located in Southwest Virginia only a small part of the plateau is in Virginia |
Where is the Piedmont region located? | located west of the fall Line |
Where is the Blue Ridge mountains located? | located between the Piedmont and Valley and Ridge region |
What is the Fall Line? | It is the natural border between the Piedmont and Coastal Plain region |