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Virginia's water features

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  • What river is Fredericksburg situated by?
    Rappahannock River
  • During early days, many cities were developed along the _____________ of Virginia
    rivers ( or Fall Line accepted also)
  • What prevents travel by water from Richmond westward?
    waterfalls
  • What is the name of the shallow lake surrounded by a swamp?
    Drummond Lake
  • Are there water boundaries between Virginia and its bordering states?
    Yes, the northernmost river, Potomac, separates Va. from Maryland
  • What Virginia body of water was surveyed by George Washington himself?
    Lake Drummond
  • Alexandria and Washington DC are near the ____ river?
    Potomac
  • Whuch important Virginia city is located on the York River?
    Yorktown
  • Which 2 large bodies of water are on the Eastern border of Virginia?
    Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay
  • The Chesapeake Bay separates the ________ from the rest of Virginia
    Eastern Shore
  • What water body do all the major rivers empty into?
    Chesapeeake Bay
  • Which region is the source of many of Virginia's rivers?
    Blue Ridge
  • This used to cover over a million acres and has shrunk down to 100,000 acres yet is home to rare birds, poisonous snakes and lots of wildlife.home to many many
    Dismal Swamp
  • Crabs and oysters used to be plentiful in this water.
    Chesapeake Bay
  • What is the natural border between the Coastal plain and the Piedmont?
    the Fall Line
  • _______ is found East of the Eastern shore
    Atlantic Ocean
  • On which river are Jamestown or Richmond located?
    James river
  • What is the term for land surrounded by water on 3 sides?
    peninsula