VSOL 2c 4th Grade

A piece of land bordered by water on three sides.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This river flows past Yorktown and into the Chesapeake Bay.

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

This river flows past Alexandria and into the Chesapeake Bay.

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

This river flows past Fredericksburg and into the Chesapeake Bay.

A. ) York River
B. ) James River
C. ) Rappahannock 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. ) Lake Drummond
B. ) Smith Mountain Lake
C. ) Claytor Lake
D. ) Yorktown Lake

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

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

This man explored and surveyed the Dismal Swamp.

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

What part of Virginia is really a peninsula?

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