Twenty Questions

Subject: Physiographic Provinces of Virginia

Part I

Twenty Questions

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1. Label the physiographic provinces of Virginia.

Appalachian Plateau

Valley & Ridge

Blue Ridge

Piedmont

Coastal Plain

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2. The Coastal Plain is made

up of __________ that are in the process of eroding from the Appalachian Mountains.

Sediments

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

Coastal Plain

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

300 feet

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

Sediment

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

0-225 mya

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

SandGravel

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

Sea crittersDinosaur fossils

9. Define Fall Line.

Area where the Coastal Plain meets the Piedmont

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

Changes in the rivers

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

Piedmont

12. Where does the Piedmont Province get is name?

Foot of mountains

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

Subduction

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

Roots

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

IgneousMetamorphicSome sedimentary

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

570-245 mya

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

None, except for dinosaur tracks

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

Blue Ridge

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

OlderEroded

20. Which province has the highest mountains in Virginia?

Blue Ridge