First Semester Final Review
What term describes where a place is as compared to other places? Relative location
What is a long narrow strip of a larger territory? Panhandle
West Virginia boundary rivers Ohio Big Sandy Tug Fork North Branch Potomac
What county in West Virginia has the most precipitation? Randolph
What rock formation in Pendleton County rises 1000 feet above sea level? Seneca Rocks
Four Regions of West Virginia Ohio River Valley Allegheny Plateau Allegheny Highlands Potomac Section
WV Climate humid continental
County with most precipitation Randolph
WV's best-known waterfall Blackwater Falls
WV state fish Brook Trout
WV’s only natural lake Trout Pond, in Hardy County
WV rivers that flow west carry water to Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico
Where the Little Kanawha meet the Ohio Parkersburg
An area that is bound by common characteristics is what theme of geography? Region
WV Geographic Regions Potomac Section Allegheny Highlands Allegheny Plateau Ohio River Valley
Where is the highest point in the state? Spruce Knob
Where is the lowest point in the state? Harper’s Ferry
What city in the Allegheny Plateau is one-quarter Italian? Clarksburg
What large city is in the Allegheny Highlands? Beckley
Which region has apple orchards as a major industry? Potomac Section
someone who travels away from home to another place and who does not plan to stay permanently in the new location. tourist
Who were the earliest primitive hunters of the prehistoric period? Paleo
studies the origin, development, customs, and beliefs of humans anthropologist
Culture that followed the Paleo Indians, gatherers, not only hunters Archaic
Place of white stone or the River of Evil Spirits Kanawha
What was the powerful union of Indian tribes? Iroquois
What is the largest earthen mound east of the Mississippi River? Grave Creek
What is the location of the second largest mound? South Charleston
What county in West Virginia is named for an Indian Chief? Logan
What county in West Virginia is named for an Indian tribe? Mingo
What is a scientist who studies what is left behind by ancient peoples? Archaeologist
Who was the French explorer that reportedly crossed from the Great Lakes to the Ohio River. LaSalle
Who was the Governor of Virginia that outfitted a number of expeditions to expand the area claimed by Virginia for the English crown. Berkeley
What happened to James Needham? Killed by Indian John
What distinction does Gabriel Arthur have? First to see the Kanawha River
Who awarded a gift to each gentleman who accompanied him across the mountains. The governor presented each of his companions with a golden horseshoe, Spotswood
What did Thomas Walker name? Cumberland Gap
The trail that Christopher Gist followed later became known as what? National Road
Who was the German physician who between 1669 and 1671 was the first recorded European to reach the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains and enter what is now West Virginia in the area near Harpers Ferry. Lederer
What two English explorers found the M.A.N.I. tree? Batts and Fallam
How could money be made in Virginia? Furs and land
What is the county seat of Calhoun County? Grantsville
area just beyond the settled land frontier
What is the county seat of Hardy County? Moorefield
What is the county seat of Monroe County? Union
Why was it so important for common people from Europe to own land in America? They were not allowed to own land in Europe
One who buys something, such as land, hoping that it will increase in value and provide a profit when sold. speculator
Preachers that established regular routes to visit isolated areas on the frontier were known as what? Circuit riders
Who was the first permanent European settler in West Virginia? Morgan
Scots who had been forced to settled in Ireland by King James I were known as what? Scots-Irish
Where did the Pennsylvania Dutch come from? Germany
What was the first settlement west of the Allegheny Divide? Draper’s Meadow
These settlers agreed to work for a period of 7 years for passage to the New World. Indentured Servants
What was the most common pioneer fabric? Linsey-Woolsey
Where was the Ebenezer Zane settlement? Wheeling
Where was the Lewis Tacket settlement? St. Albans
The language spoken in the mountains is commonly referred to as what? Southern Mountain Dialect
In mountain language the word "poke" means what? A bag
The overall war, mostly which took place in Europe, was known as what war? Seven Years War
The fighting that took place in North America was known as what war? French and Indian War
Who was sent on a diplomatic mission to Fort LeBoeuf to ask the French to leave? George Washington
What was the French Fort at the Forks of the Ohio? Fort Duquesne
The Forks of the Ohio is the site of what present day city? Pittsburgh
What was the quickly constructed fort ordered to be built by George Washington? Fort Necessity
Who was the Delaware Indian that helped cut the path to the Forks of the Ohio? Nemacolin
Mary Draper Ingles was taken hostage by what Indian tribe? Shawnee
Said that settlers in the colonies could not move west of the Allegheny Front Proclamation of 1763
took up residence in a hollow tree at Buckhannon John and Samuel Pringle
What was the 14th Colony to be named? Vandalia
Who killed Chief Logan’s family? Daniel Greathouse
Largest Indian battle in North America Battle of Point Pleasant
led the southern troops Andrew Lewis
led the northern troops Lord Dunmore
Indian leader at the Battle of Point Pleasant Chief Cornstalk
They wore buckskin cloths, coonskin hats, rifles, tomahawks, knives, made good soldiers “Men from Augusta”
did not want to separate from Great Britain Tories or Loyalist
He surprised the Indians by guiding his horse to the cliff and forcing it to jump Samuel McColloch “McCulloch’s Leap”
Killed along with Red Hawk and his son Elinipsico at Fort Randolph Cornstalk
Saved Fort Donnally Dick Pointer
Saved Fort Henry Betty Zane
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