Virginia's Relative Location
What words are used to describe the "relative location"?
"next to," "near," and "bordering"
How many bordering states surround Virginia?
5
How many geographic regions does Virginia have?
5
What region is located in the southwestern part of Virginia?
Appalachian Plateau
What bodies of water border Virginia?
Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay
What are the water falls and rapids known as?
Fall Line
What forms a natural border between the Coastal Plain and the Piedmont region?
Fall Line
What landforms can be found in the Valley and Ridge region?
Great Valley of Virginia and the Allegheny Mountain Range
How can its location be described?
In relative terms
Into what body of water do the James, York, Rappahannock and Potomac rivers flow?
Into the Chesapeake Bay
What four major rivers are in the coastal plain?
James, York, Rappahannock, and the Potomac
What are the five bordering states?
Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina.
Where is Virginia located?
On the East Coast of the United States
How would you describe the Piedmont Region?
This region has many rolling hills.
Where does the Coastal Plain or Tidewater region stretch to on the east?
This region stretches to the Atlantic Ocean on the east.
Where does the Coastal Plain or Tidewater region stretch to on the west?
This region stretches to the Fall Line on the west.
Where is the Piedmont Region located?
West of the Fall Line
What is a plateau?
an area of flat land that is higher than the land around it
What is a valley?
an area of land between mountains
Where is the Blue Ridge region located?
between Piedmont and Valley and Ridge
In what direction are these bodies of water located?
east
How would you describe the coastal plain?
flat
How would you describe the Blue Ridge region?
old, rounded mountains that are part of the Appalachian Mountain system