Twenty Questions

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Twenty Questions

• Subject Physiographic Provinces of Virginia
• Part I

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Twenty Questions
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1. Label the physiographic provinces of
Virginia.
Piedmont
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Coastal Plain
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Valley Ridge
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Appalachian Plateau
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3
Blue Ridge
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2. The Coastal Plain is made up of __________
that are in the process of eroding from the
Appalachian Mountains.

• Sediments

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3. Which province is a gently sloping surface in
Eastern Virginia?

• Coastal Plain

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4. What is the highest elevation of the Coastal
plain?

• 300 feet

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5. What are the types of rocks located in the
Coastal Plain?

• Sediment

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6. What are the ages of rocks located in the
Coastal Plain?

• 0-225 mya

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7. What are two important mineral resources
located in the Coastal Plain?

• Sand
• Gravel

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8. What types of fossils are found in the
Coastal Plain?

• Sea critters
• Dinosaur fossils

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9. Define Fall Line.

• Area where the Coastal Plain meets the Piedmont

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10. Why are the major cities located on the Fall
Line?

• Changes in the rivers

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11. Which province is a gently rolling area with
hills and valleys?

• Piedmont

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12. Where does the Piedmont Province get is name?

• Foot of mountains

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13. An episode of ________ created the rocks in
the Piedmont.

• Subduction

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14. The Piedmont rocks are part of the _____ of
the mountains.

• Roots

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15. What are the types of rocks located in the
Piedmont?

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Some sedimentary

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16. What are the ages of rocks located in the
Piedmont?

• 570-245 mya

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17. What types of fossils are found in the
Piedmont?

• None, except for dinosaur tracks

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18. Which province is a narrow line of mountains
located north of Roanoke, and a broader, upland
south of Roanoke?

• Blue Ridge

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19. The Appalachian Mountains are _____ and more
______ than the Rocky Mountains.

• Older
• Eroded

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20. Which province has the highest mountains in
Virginia?

• Blue Ridge