VSOL 2c 4th Grade

A piece of land bordered by water on three sides.

A. ) plateau
B. ) swamp
C. ) peninsula
D. ) ridge

This body of water provided transportation links between Virginia and other places such as Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean.

A. ) York River
B. ) Lake Drummond
C. ) James River
D. ) Atlantic Ocean
E. ) Chesapeake Bay

This body of water provided a safe harbor and was a source of food and transportation.

A. ) Potomac River
B. ) Chesapeake Bay
C. ) Lake Drummond
D. ) Atlantic Ocean
E. ) Dismal Swamp

Richmond and Jamestown are located on the banks of this river that flows into the Chesapeake Bay.

A. ) James River
B. ) Potomac River
C. ) Rappahannock River
D. ) York River

This river flows past Yorktown and into the Chesapeake Bay.

A. ) James River
B. ) York River
C. ) Rappahannock River
D. ) Potomac River

This river flows past Alexandria and into the Chesapeake Bay.

A. ) Potomac River
B. ) York River
C. ) Rappahannock River
D. ) James River

This river flows past Fredericksburg and into the Chesapeake Bay.

A. ) Rappahannock River
B. ) James River
C. ) York River
D. ) Potomac River

Each river was a source of food and provided a patheway for exploration and settlement of Virginia.

A.) True
B.) False

This water feature is located in the Coastal Plain region. It is a shallow natural lake surrounded by the Dismal Swamp.

A. ) Yorktown Lake
B. ) Claytor Lake
C. ) Lake Drummond
D. ) Smith Mountain Lake

This water feature is located in the Coastal Plain and contains a variety of wildlife.

A. ) Claytor Lake
B. ) Lake Drummond
C. ) Dismal Swamp
D. ) Smith Mountain Lake

This man explored and surveyed the Dismal Swamp.

A. ) George Mason
B. ) George Washington
C. ) Thomas Jefferson
D. ) John Hancock

What part of Virginia is really a peninsula?

A. ) Appalachian Plateau
B. ) Eastern Shore
C. ) Coastal Plain
D. ) Tidewater