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Race to the Governor’s House: #1

Race to the Governor’s House: #1. 1) What states border Virginia?. M aryland, W est Virginia, K entucky, T ennessee, N orth Carolina *Remember: M ustard W ith K etchup T astes N asty. 2) What large bodies of water border Virginia?. Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay.

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Race to the Governor’s House: #1

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  1. Race to the Governor’s House:#1

  2. 1) What states border Virginia?

  3. Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina*Remember: Mustard With Ketchup Tastes Nasty

  4. 2) What large bodies of water border Virginia?

  5. Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay

  6. 3) What and where is the Eastern Shore?

  7. A peninsula bordered by the Chesapeake Bay to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.

  8. 4) What are some ways that relative location can be described?

  9. Using terms that show connections between two places such as “next to”, “near”, or “bordering”

  10. 5) The natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river is called the ___ ___?

  11. Fall line

  12. 6) What are four major rivers that flow into the Chesapeake Bay and are separated by peninsulas?

  13. Potomac, Rapahannock, York, and James*Remember: Please Remember Your Jacket

  14. 7) Which region has a coastal plain, the Chesapeake Bay, and the James, York, Rappahannock, and Potomac Rivers?

  15. Tidewater (Coastal Plain)

  16. 8) Which region includes rolling hills, is west of the fall line, and means ‘land at the foot of the mountains’?

  17. Piedmont

  18. 9) Which region has old rounded mountains, is part of the Appalachian mountain system, and is the source of many rivers?

  19. Blue Ridge Mountains

  20. 10) Which region in Virginia has mountains, coal mining, and is a plateau?

  21. Appalachian Plateau

  22. 11) What are the major products of the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region?

  23. SeafoodPeanuts

  24. 12) What are the major products of the Piedmont region?

  25. Tobacco productsInformation technology

  26. 13) What is the major product of the Blue Ridge Mountains?

  27. apples

  28. 14) What are the major industries of the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region?

  29. ShipbuildingTourismMilitary bases

  30. 15) What is the major industries of the Piedmont region?

  31. Federal and state government, farming, and horse industry

  32. 16) What are the major industries of the Blue Ridge Mountains region?

  33. RecreationFarming

  34. 17) What is the major industry of the Valley and Ridge region?

  35. Farming

  36. 18) Why are First Americans (Native People) called Indians?

  37. Christopher Columbus thought he landed in the Indies.

  38. 19) What evidence is there that American Indians lived in all areas of the state?

  39. Artifacts such as arrowheads, pottery, and other tools were found.

  40. 20) What were the 3 major language groups found in Virginia?

  41. AlgonquianSiouanIroquoian *Remember: All Spoke Indian

  42. 21) The Algonquian language group lived primarily in which region?

  43. Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

  44. 22) The Powhatan were a member of which language group?

  45. Algonquian

  46. 23) The Siouan language group lived primarily in which region?

  47. Piedmont

  48. 24) Where did the Iroquoian language group primarily live?

  49. Southwestern and southern Virginia near what is today North Carolina

  50. 25) The Cherokee was part of which language group?

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