1. Adapted by K. Green – ITRT Suffolk City Schools
Virginia Studies
VS.2a-c
Adapted by K. Green – ITRT Suffolk City Schools

2. What We Know The Car is driving The ball is in front of the house.
Relative location
Not exact location
Keywords
“bordering”, “next to”, “near”
The Car is driving
in front of the house.
The ball is
next to the flip flops.

3. Bodies of Water – Relative Location
Bordering Bodies of Water
Atlantic Ocean provided
Transportation between VA, Europe, Africa, Caribbean
Chesapeake Bay provided
safe harbor, source of food, transportation

4. Rivers of VA Principals Race Yellow Jaguars!
All rivers in VA start in the Appalachian Mountains and flow into the Chesapeake Bay
James River
York River
Rappahannock River
Potomac River
Principals Race
Yellow Jaguars!

5. Bordering States “Kiss Me With No Teeth” Kentucky Maryland West VA
North Carolina
Tennessee

6. VS 2.b Fall Line Natural border between Coastal Plain & Piedmont
Waterfalls prevent further travel on river
Discovered by Christopher Newport

7. Fall Line

8. VA Fall Line

9. Regions Coastal Plains Piedmont (land at foot of MTS.)
Flat land
Near Atlantic Ocean & Chesapeake
East of Fall line
Piedmont (land at foot of MTS.)
Rolling hills west of Fall Line
Blue Ridge Mountains
Old & rounded
Part of Appalachian mtn. system
Between piedmont & Valley and Ridge regions
Source of many rivers
Valley & Ridge
Includes the Great Valley of VA and other valleys separated by ridges
Located west of Blue Ridge Mtns.
Appalachian Plateau
In Southwest VA
Only small part of plateau located in VA

10. Coastal Plain – Low, Flat Land

11. Piedmont & Blue Ridge Mts.
Rolling Hills
Blue Ridge Mountains
Old
Rounded Mountains
Blue Rock

12. Valley & Ridge
Low Land between Mountains

13. Appalachian Plateau
Raised land with a flat top

14. Map Activity http://www.quia.com/pop/44050.html
Follow the link and play the game…

15. Terms To Know Plateau Peninsula
An area of elevated land that is flat on top
Peninsula
Piece of land bordered by water on three sides

16. Plateau

17. Peninsula Eastern Shore is VA’s Peninsula Land with Water on 3 sides
Connected to a larger body of land.