Vs2 review, 2008[1]

Virginia Studies Review VS.2a-g Created by Sarah Duncan, Social Studies Specialist Portsmouth Public Schools 2008

What large bodies of water border Virginia? Chesapeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay: Provided a safe harbor for the settlers Was a source of food and transportation for the settlers Flows into the Atlantic Ocean

What large bodies of water border Virginia? The Atlantic Ocean: Provided transportation links between Virginia and other places (Europe, Africa, Caribbean) The Atlantic Ocean

What states border Virginia? Maryland West Virginia Kentucky Tennessee North Carolina Virginia

What are the five geographic regions in Virginia?
Coastal Plain/Tidewater
Flat Land
Located near the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay
East of the Fall Line
Jamestown located in this region

Piedmont
Means land at the foot of the mountains
Characterized by rolling hills
West of the Fall Line

Blue Ridge Mountains
Old, Rounded Mountains
Part of the Appalachian Mountain system
Located between the Piedmont (east) and Valley and Ridge (west) regions
Source of many rivers

Valley and Ridge
Includes the Great Valley of Virginia
Valleys are separated by ridges
Part of the Appalachian Mountain system
Located west of the Blue Ridge Mountains and east of the Appalachian Plateau

Appalachian Plateau
Area of elevated land that is flat on top
Located in Southwest Virginia
Only a small part of the plateau is located in Virginia

Virginia’s River Features
James River
Flows into the Chesapeake Bay
Richmond and Jamestown located along the James River

York River
Yorktown is located along the York River

Rappahannock River
Fredericksburg is located along the river

Potomac River
Alexandria is located along the river

Each river was a source of food and provided a pathway for exploration and settlement of Virginia.
Virginia’s River Features All rivers flow east into the Chesapeake Bay.

Lake Drummond
Located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region
Lake Drummond is a shallow lake surrounded by the Dismal Swamp

Dismal Swamp
Located in the Coastal Plain/Tidewater Region
Has a Variety of Wildlife
George Washington explored and surveyed the Dismal Swamp

Major Native American Indian Languages
Coastal Plain/Tidewater – Algonquian was spoken
Piedmont – Siouan was spoken
Appalachian Plateau – Iroquoian was spoken

Virginia’s Native Americans
Christopher Columbus called the people he found “Indians” because he thought he was in the Indies!!
Spain San Salvador Where he landed! Indies Where he thought he was!

Virginia’s Native Americans
Artifacts, such as arrowheads, pottery and other tools that have been found tell a lot about the people who lived in Virginia.

Virginia’s Climate The climate in Virginia is relatively mild with distinct seasons—spring, summer, fall and winter—resulting in a variety of vegetation. Spring Fall Winter Summer

Adaptations to the Environment
The kinds of food the Native Americans ate, the clothing they wore, and the shelters they lived in was all dependent on their environment:
Clothing was made from deer skins

Shelter was made from trees, animals and other materials
Adaptations to the Environment

Foods Changed with the Seasons:
In the winter, the Native Americans hunted birds and animals.

In the Spring , Native Americans fished and picked berries.

In the summer, Native Americans grew crops.
Beans, corn and
pumpkins

Werowocomoco North is to the right, but Werowocomoco is underlined (pink), and on the York River. Jamestown is underlined in green.

Was a large Indian town used by Indian leaders for several hundred years before the English settlers came.
It was headquarters of the leader, Powhatan, in 1607.
Werowocomoco

Jamestown, the first permanent settlement
Archaeologists have discovered the site of the original fort.
The recovered artifacts give archaeologists clues about the interactions of the English, Africans and Indians in early Virginia.

American Indians in Virginia TODAY Coastal Plain ~ Chickahominy Tribe, Eastern Chickahominy Tribe, Mattapoini Tribe, Nansemond Tribe, Pamunkey Tribe, Rappahanock Tribe, Upper Mattaponi Tribe Piedmont ~ Monacan Trive

Review Questions
What large bodies of water border Virginia?
A Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
B Chesapeake Bay and Shenandoah River
C Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay
D Chesapeake Bay and Indian Ocean
C

Which of the following states border Virginia?
A Pennsylvania and Maryland
B West Virginia and Georgia
C Tennessee and North Carolina
D Kentucky and South Carolina
Review Questions C

Review Questions
Which two regions of Virginia are separated by the Fall Line?
A Appalachian Plateau and Blue Ridge Mountains
B Piedmont and Blue Ridge Mountains
C Coastal Plain and Piedmont
D Blue Ridge Mountains and Piedmont
C

Review Questions
Which is a characteristic of the Coastal Plain (Tidewater)?
A Flat land
B Old rounded mountains
C Valleys
D Plateau
A

Review Questions
Which of the following regions has waterfalls that prevent further travel on the river?
A Piedmont
B Appalachian Plateau
C Coastal Plain
D Blue Ridge Mountain
A

Review Questions
What region borders the Piedmont to the west?
A Coastal Plain
B Appalachian Plateau
C Blue Ridge Mountains
D Valley and Ridge
C

Review Questions
Which region is a source of many Virginia rivers?
A Coastal Plain
B Blue Ridge Mountains
C Eastern Shore
D Appalachian Plateau
B

Review Questions
Which of the following is part of the Appalachian Mountain system?
A Coastal Plain and Piedmont
B Piedmont and Appalachian Plateau
C Valley and Ridge and Appalachian Plateau
D Valley and Ridge and Coastal Plain
C

Review Questions
What body of water provided transportation links between Virginia and Europe?
A James River
B Atlantic Ocean
C Chesapeake Bay
D Potomac River
B

Review Questions
Arrowheads, pottery, and tools are examples of __________ that prove American Indians lived in all areas of Virginia.
A artifacts
B journals
C diaries
D documents
A

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