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What is the natural border between the Coastal Plain and Piedmont regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river? | Fall Line |
What large bodies of water border Virginia? | Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay |
What are the five states that border Virginia? | Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina |
What region is located in Southwest Virginia and has only a small part of plateau located in Southwest Virginia ? | Appalachian Plateau |
What region has flat land and is located east of the Fall Line near the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay? | Tidewater (Coastal Plain) |
What region is located west of the Blue Ridge Mountains and includes the Great Valley of Virginia and other valleys separated by ridges? | Great Valley and Ridge |
What region is part of the Appalachian Mountain system and is characterized by old, rounded mountains? | Blue Ridge Mountains |
What region is located west of the Fall Line and is characterized by rolling hills? | Piedmont |
What is a piece of land bordered by water on three sides called? | peninsula |
What body of water provided transportation links between Virginia and Europe, Africa, and the Carribbean? | Atlantic Ocean |
What body of water was a safe harbor and a source of food and transportation? | Chesapeake Bay |
What river flows into the Chesapeake Bay and has the city of Yorktown located along it? | York River |
What river flows into the Chesapeake Bay and has both Jamestown and Richmond located along it? | James River |
What river flows into the Chesapeake Bay and has Fredericksburg located along it? | Rappahannock River |
What main products come from the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region? | Seafood and peanuts |
What river flows into the Chesapeake Bay and has Alexandria located along it? | Potomac River |
What part of Virginia is bordered by the Chesapeake Bay to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east? | Eastern Shore |
What are the main industries in the Blue Ridge Mountains region? | Recreation and farming |
What are the main industries in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region? | Shipbuilding, Tourism, Military Bases |
What main products come from the Piedmont region? | Tobacco and Information Technology |
What is the main industry in the Appalachian Plateau region? | Coal Mining |
What main product comes from the Blue Ridge Mountains region? | Apples |
What main product comes from the Blue Ridge Mountains region? | Poultry, Apples, Dairy, and Beef |
What is the main industry in the Valley and Ridge region? | Farming |
What main product comes from the Appalachian Plateau region? | Coal |
Why does the federal government have a significant impact on Virginia’s economy? | Many federal workers live and/or work in Virginia |
What products does Virginia export? | Many federal workers live and/or work in Virginia |
What were the 3 major Indian language groups found in Virginia? | Algonquian, Siouan, and Iroquoian |
What did the American Indians of Virginia use to make their clothing? | Animal skins |
What did the American Indians of Virginia eat during the winter? | hunted birds, animals and stored foods from the previous fall |
What language did the Powhatans speak? | Birds and animals |
Arrowheads, pottery and tools are examples of ______. | Artifacts |
Who are the first people who lived in Virginian? | American Indians |
What major language was spoken primarily in the Tidewater region? | Algonquian |
What major language was spoken in the Piedmont region? | Siouan |
What major language was spoken in Southwestern Virginia? | Iroquoian |
What did the Virginia Indians work with to meet their basic needs? | Virginia Climate |
Why are the Virginia Indians referred to as Eastern Woodland Indians | forrests cover most of the land in Virginia |
The kinds of food, clothing, and shelter the Native Peoples had depended upon the ____. | seasons |
What did the American Indians of Virginia eat during the spring? | they hunted, fished, and picked berries. |
What did the American Indians of Virginia eat during the fall? | They harvested crops, hunted for foods to preserve and keep for the winter. |
What did the American Indians of Virginia eat during the summer?? | They grew crops (beans, corn, squash) |
____ is another way that helps people understand the past. | Archaeology |
Who studies all kinds of material evidence left from people of the past? | Archaeologists |
What was Werowocomoco? | A large indian town used by Indian leaders for several hundred years before the English settlers came. |
What was the headquarters of the leader, Powhatan in 1607? | Werowocomoco |
What current state-recognized tribe is not located in the Coastal Plain Region? | Monacan Tribe |