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8^th Grade Geography Week 9 ~ The South C (14 points)

1. What is the name of the Virginia city that is across the border from Washington, D.C. and has a very famous military connection? ___________________________   What is the military connection?  _____________________________________________________.

2. What is another name for the coastal plain, the low-elevation areas in eastern Virginia? _______________________________

3. What is the name of the area of low rolling hills in Virginia, located between the Blue Ridge and the coastal plain? _________________________

4. What is the name of the swamp in southern Georgia? ___________________________________________________

5. What is the nickname of Alabama? (It refers to a type of bird.) _________________________________________

6. What is the National Park in central Arkansas? ___________________________________________________

7. What is the name of the highest point in Arkansas? ____________________________________

8.  Do you love to hike?  The _____________ Trail Conservancy, has been responsible for building and maintaining the 2175 mile _______________ National Scenic Trail that runs north and south along that mountain range since 1925.

9. Name the National Monument located on the coast of South Carolina, by Charleston. This monument commemorates the first battle of the Civil War, which took place here on April 12 and 13, 1861. _______________________________

10. Name a river in South Carolina. _______________________________

11. Name two islands off the southern coast of South Carolina. ______________________________ and ______________________________