Clover Hill Elementary Developed by Mrs. Seger Clover Hill Elementary September 2003

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

Question 7 The Cherokees farmed more land and 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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