Richmond is our Virginia State Capital

aryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and

North Carolina surround Virginia
Geographic Regions oI USA!
Basin and Range
7eat Basin meets Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains
70at Plains
nt07io7 Lowlands
55alachians
anadian Shi0ld
*** Coastal Plain A. Rugged mountains along the PaciIic Coast
that stretch Irom CaliIornia to Canada.
Contains Iertile valleys
*** Rocky ountains B. Located along the Atlantic Ocean and
GulI oI exico. Broad lowland providing
many excellent harbors
*** Basin & Ridge C. Located west oI Rocky ountains and
east oI the Sierra Nevadas and the Cascades.
Area oI varying elevations containing
isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley,
the lowest point in North America
*** Coastal Range D. Located west oI the Great Plains and east
oI the Basin and Range. Rugged mountains
stretching Irom Alaska almost to exico;
high elevations. Contains the Continental
Divide, which determines the directional
Ilow oI rivers
*** Coastal Plain A. Rugged mountains along the PaciIic Coast
that stretch Irom CaliIornia to Canada.
Contains Iertile valleys
*** Rocky ountains B. Located along the Atlantic Ocean and
GulI oI exico. Broad lowland providing
many excellent harbors
*** Basin & Ridge C. Located west oI Rocky ountains and
east oI the Sierra Nevadas and the Cascades.
Area oI varying elevations containing
isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley,
the lowest point in North America
*** Coastal Range D. Located west oI the Great Plains and east
oI the Basin and Range. Rugged mountains
stretching Irom Alaska almost to exico;
high elevations. Contains the Continental
Divide, which determines the directional
Ilow oI rivers
*** Great Plains E. Rugged mountains along the PaciIic Coast
that stretch Irom CaliIornia to Canada.
Contains Iertile valleys
*** Appalachian ountains F. Located west oI Rocky ountains and east
oI the Sierra Nevadas and the Cascades.
Area oI varying elevations containing
isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley,
the lowest point in North America
*** Canadian Shield G. Located west oI Interior Lowlands and
east oI the Rocky ountains. Flat land that
gradually increases in elevation westward;
grasslands
*** Interior Lowlands H. Located west oI the Great Plains and east
oI the Basin and Range. Rugged mountains
stretching Irom Alaska almost to exico;
high elevations. Contains the Continental
Divide, which determines the directional
Ilow oI rivers
*** Great Plains E. Wrapped around Hudson Bay in a horseshoe
shape. Hills worn by erosion and hundreds oI
lakes carved by glaciers. Holds some oI the oldest
rock Iormations in North America
*** Appalachian ountains F. Located west oI the Appalachian ountains and
east oI the Great Plains. Rolling Ilatlands with
many rivers, broad river valleys, and grassy hills
*** Canadian Shield G. Located west oI Interior Lowlands and east oI
the Rocky ountains. Flat land that gradually
increases in elevation westward; grasslands
*** Interior Lowlands H. Located west oI Coastal Plain extending Irom
eastern Canada to western Alabama; includes the
Piedmont. Old, eroded mountains (oldest
mountain range in North America)
The ******* Ocean served as the highway Ior
explorers, early settlers, and later immigrants.
A. PaciIic
B. Atlantic
C. Arctic
D. Indian
The *****River was the gateway to the
west.
F. ississippi
G. issouri
H. Colorado
J. Ohio
Inland port cities grew in the idwest along the
*********.
A. ountains
B. Factories
C. Great Lakes
D. Oregon Trail
The ************* Rivers were the
transportation arteries Ior Iarm and industrial
products.
F. ississippi & issouri
G. Columbia & Colorado
F. Ohio & James
G. York & ississippi
The ********** River was explored by Lewis
and Clark.
A. Colorado
B. Columbia
C. York
D. ississippi
What river Iorms a border between the USA and
Canada?
A. ississippi River
B. issouri River
C. Rio Grande River
D. Colorado River
What is the name oI the inlet that is beside
exico?
A. PaciIic Ocean
B. GulI oI exico
C. ississippi River
D. Atlantic Ocean
The Appalachian ountains are lower than the
Rocky ountains because they are:
F. newer
G. older
H. Iarther south
J. more volcanic
Compared with the Atlantic Coast, the PaciIic
Coast has:
A. Very little Ilat land along the coast.
B. ore land at sea level
C. Fewer mountain ranges near the coast
D. Iewer volcanoes
Which landIorm region covers eastern Virginia?
F. Coastal Plain
G. Piedmont
H. Appalachian Plateau
J. Blue Ridge
The largest body oI water on Earth is the:
A. Atlantic Ocean
B. PaciIic Ocean
C. Indian Ocean
D. Arctic Ocean
The Continental Divide is an imaginary line that
separates:
A. western and eastern rivers
B. the Appalachian ountains Irom the Rocky
ountains
C. rivers that drain into the Atlantic Ocean Irom
those that drain into the PaciIic Ocean
D. the United States Irom Canada
What is the central line oI longitude called?
A. Prime eridian
B. Equator
C. Tropic oI Cancer
D. Tropic oI Capricorn
. Which oI these is a line oI longitude?
F. 10 S
G. 50 N
H. 100 N
J. 30 E
Which river rises in the Rocky ountains?
A. Colorado River
B. Hudson River
C. ississippi River
J. Ohio River
The equator passes through the center oI:
A. AIrica
B. Asia
C. Australia
J. Europe
Which Europeans were the Iirst to explore the
Colorado River?
F. The English
G. The French
H. The Portuguese
J. The Spanish
Which oI the Great Lakes lies entirely within the
United States?
A. Lake Erie
B. Lake Huron
C. Lake ichigan
D. Lake Superior