Virginia's Regions and Early Inhabitants Study Guide
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QUESTIONS
1. Which language group did the Powhatans belong to?

2. What language group was located in the Tidewater region?

3. Besides transportation, what did Virginia's 4 major rivers provide?

4. During the winter the Native Americans enjoyed catching and eating _________ and ____________.

5. Who became lost while exploring and called the Native Americans, Indians?

6. True or false: The seasons were very important for Indians when catching or making food, shelter, and clothing.

7. What is an artifact?

8. Which river is Alexandria located on?

9. Which river is Richmond located on?

10. Which river is Yorktown located on?

11. Which states border Virginia?

12. The _________________ is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Chesapeake Bay on the west.

13. What did the first Europeans use the rivers of Virginia for?

14. What Indian languages were spoken in Virginia?

15. Which bodies of water border Virginia?

16. Name Virginia's regions from east to west.

17. What does Piedmont mean?

18. _________________ separate the 4 major rivers of Virginia

19. The Native Americans ate birds and other animals during which season?

ANSWERS
1. The Algonquian language

2. The Algonquian language

3. Food

4. Fish and other animals

5. Christopher Columbus

6. TRUE

7. Artifacts help people figure out about cultures from long ago.

8. Potomac River

9. James River

10. York River

11. North Carolina, Kentucky, Maryland, West Virginia, Tennessee

12. Eastern Shore

13. Europeans found Virginia's rivers to be easy to move around on providing for great exploration!

14. Algonquin, Siouan, Iroquoian

15. Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean

16. Tidewater - Piedmont - Blue Ridge Mountains - Valley and Ridge - Appalachian Plateau

17. Land at the Foot of the Mountains

18. peninsulas (land surrounded on three sides by water)

19. winter