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Virginia Geography Review
Melodi Power
Geography
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On which continent below is Virginia
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SOL VS.2 Geography
Virginia is located on the continent of North
America
What body or bodies of water border
Virginia?
A. The Chesapeake
Bay
B. The Atlantic
Ocean
C. Both the Atlantic
Ocean and
Chesapeake Bay
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The Chesapeake Bay
The Atlantic Ocean
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SOL VS.2 Geography
• The Atlantic Ocean & Chesapeake Bay
border Virginia
Water features influenced Virginia by…
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Providing safe harbor
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Which of the following rivers does NOT flow
into the Chesapeake Bay?
A. James River
B. York River
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Rappahannock River
SOL VS.2 Geography
Virginia rivers that flow
into the Chesapeake:
•James
•York
•Rappahannock
•Potomac
What river is the city of Yorktown near?
A. James River
B. Potomac River
C. Rappahannock
River
D. York River
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What city is the Rappahannock River near?
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Yorktown
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What city is the Potomac River near?
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What river is near Jamestown and
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James River
Potomac River
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SOL VS.2 Geography
Match a city to a river
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Richmond & Jamestown
Yorktown
Alexandria
Fredricksburg
James River
York River
Potomac River
Rappahannock River
SOL VS.2 Geography
• Analogies
• Jamestown: James River:
:Yorktown: York River
• Alexandria: Potomac River:
:Fredricksburg: Rappahannock River
A Peninsula is different from an island because…
• Peninsula
– Piece of land
– Bordered on 3
sides by water
• Island
– Piece of land
– Completely
surrounded by
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A peninsula and an island are both
A. Bordered on 3
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What is the name of the Virginia Peninsula?
The Chesapeake
Accomack County
Across the Bay
The Eastern
Shore
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SOL VS.2 Geography
Virginia Peninsula
– Eastern Shore
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SOL VS.2 Geography
• Absolute location
– Relative location means to locate a place
relative to other landmarks while absolute
location is locating a place using a coordinate
system
SOL VS.2 Geography
• Using absolute location, identify where
Norfolk is located.
VIRGINIA
Charlottesville 38° 2' N 78° 31' W
Danville AP 36° 34' N 79° 20' W
Fredericksburg 38° 18' N 77° 28' W
Harrisonburg 38° 27' N 78° 54' W
Lynchburg AP 37° 20' N 79° 12' W
Norfolk AP 36° 54' N 76° 12' W
Petersburg 37° 11' N 77° 31' W
Richmond AP 37° 30' N 77° 20' W
Roanoke AP 37° 19' N 79° 58' W
Staunton 38° 16' N 78° 54' W
Winchester 39° 12' N 78° 10' W
Locating a place using a coordinate system
is called __________
A. Relative location
B. Absolute location
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Using relative location think about…
• What 5 states border Virginia?
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SOL VS.2 Geography
The bordering states are:
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Maryland
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
North Carolina
Which of the following states does NOT
border Virginia?
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SOL VS.2 Geography
• Using relative location, what statement
can be made to describe the relation
between Kentucky and Virginia?
SOL VS.2 Geography
• Using relative location, Kentucky is:
Virginia
SOL VS.2 Geography
• Using cardinal and
intermediate
directions, describe
where you would find
each bordering state
of Virginia
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Maryland
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
North Carolina
SOL VS.2 Geography
• Using cardinal and
intermediate
directions, describe
where you would find
each bordering state
of Virginia
– Maryland: northeast
– West Virginia: northwest
– Kentucky: west
– Tennessee: southwest
– North Carolina: south
SOL VS.2 Geography
• The Five Regions of
Virginia are:
Which color is the Piedmont region located in?
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Appalachian Plateau
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SOL VS.2 Geography
• The name of the major landform found in the
Ridge and Valley region of Virginia is the:
SOL VS.2 Geography
• The Fall Line is:
• A natural border
– Waterfalls prevent further travel
• Divides Tidewater and
Piedmont regions
– Runs through or near Fredricksburg,
Richmond, Petersburg
A Fall Line …
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The name of the major landform found in the
Ridge and Valley region of Virginia is the:
A. Appalachian
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