Developed by Mrs Seger Clover Hill Elementary September

Developed by Mrs. Seger Clover Hill Elementary September 2003 Click to Continue

Directions: • Read each question and the four possible answers. • Click on the answer you think is correct. An applause sound = correct A breaking glass sound = incorrect • Click to continue to the next question Click to Continue Click to play

Question 1 Which of the following states does NOT border Virginia? A. West Virginia B. North Carolina C. Maryland D. South Carolina Click to Continue

Question 2 The James and York Rivers flow into the _____. A. Potomac River B. Atlantic Ocean C. Chesapeake Bay D. Rappahannock River Click to Continue

Question 3 The Eastern Woodlands Indians were able to live in one place for long periods of time because they _______. A. made new tools. B. farmed the land. C. made pottery. D. developed different cultures. Click to Continue

Question 4 Which of the following is/are found in Virginia’s Coastal Plain region? A. valleys B. rolling hills C. mountains D. flat land Click to Continue

Question 5 Mastodons, woolly mammoths, and saber-toothed tigers may have been hunted by Virginia’s earliest people, who were known as ______. A. Cherokees. B. Algonquian speakers. C. Eastern Woodlands Indians. D. Nomads. Click to Continue

Question 6 The Valley and Ridge region is _____ of the Blue Ridge Mountains. A. west B. south C. north D. east Click to Continue

Question 7 The Cherokees farmed more land relied on their crops for food more than other tribes did because _____. A. they had more people that other tribes. B. they did not live near the coast where fish and shellfish were more plentiful. C. they were unable to get any food any other way. D. they did not trade with other tribes. Click to Continue

Question 8 The physical feature that forms a natural border between the Coastal Plain and the Piedmont is ______. A. the John H. Kerr Reservoir. B. the Fall Line. C. the James River. D. the Blue Ridge Mountains. Click to Continue

Question 9 What is an area of land with steep sides and a mostly flat top? A. dugout B. plateau C. estuary D. inlet Click to Continue

Question 10 The region of Virginia that is most likely to experience hurricanes is the ______. A. Blue Ridge region. B. Coastal Plain region. C. Appalachian Plateau. D. Valley and Ridge region. Click to Continue

Question 11 From the artifacts found at Cactus Hill, archaeologists learned. A. that people had lived at the site for at least 13, 000 years. B. the names of the Native Americans that lived there. C. that Native Americans left no written story for people to read today. D. that Native Americans lived in all areas of Virginia. Click to Continue

Question 12 What is a place called where fresh water from a river mixes with salt water from an ocean? A. inlet B. weir C. estuary D. fall line Click to Continue

Question 13 How were all Native Americans alike? A. They lived along the coast and used the waterways for transportation and as a source of food. B. They belonged to tribes, lived in villages, and used natural resources to meet their needs. C. They traveled long distances to trade with each other and wore fringed deerskins. D. They had many rulers, lived in longhouses, and used mounds for burying their dead. Click to Continue

Question 14 What do you call a boat that has been made from a large, hollowed-out log? A. charter B. dugout C. tree boat D. estuary Click to Continue

Question 15 Which job was done by men in the Powhatan village? A. Hunting and fishing B. Building the longhouses C. Harvesting and preparing foods D. Planting and tending crops Click to Continue

Question 16 In which of Virginia’s regions can mountain ridges and the Great Valley be found? A. the Coastal Plain region B. the Valley and Ridge region C. the Blue Ridge region D. The Appalachian Plateau Click to Continue

Question 17 The amount of rainfall or snowfall that places in Virginia receive differs because of the state’s ______. A. bodies of water. B. mountains. C. humidity. D. rain clouds. Click to Continue

Question 18 The Siouan-speaking tribes in Virginia used the Occaneechi Path to travel long distances to_______. A. bury their dead. B. meet with tribal leaders C. trade with other Native Americans D. gather materials for their villages Click to Continue

Question 19 The Appalachian Plateau includes an area where the borders of Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee meet, known as_____. A. Russell Fork River. B. Endless Caverns. C. Burke’s Garden. D. the Cumberland Gap. Click to Continue

Question 20 Something found in nature that people can use is a ______. A. natural resource B. fall line C. palisade D. rain shadow Click to Continue

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