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Released tests can be found here:
Released tests can be found here:
* [https://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/released_tests/index.shtml]
* https://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/released_tests/index.shtml
Virginia Standards of Learning  
Virginia Standards of Learning  
* [https://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/index.shtml
* [https://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/index.shtml
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== Maps & Timelines ==
== Maps & Timelines ==


=== Regions of North America ===
=== Native American regions of North America ===
 
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|[[File:NativeAmericanRegions map 1.jpg|thumb|'''Major Regions of North America'''|alt=|none]]
[[File:NativeAmericanRegions map 1.jpg|thumb|'''Major Regions of North America'''|alt=|none]][[File:Langs N.Amer.png|thumb|Language families of Indigenous peoples in North America: shown across present-day Canada, Greenland, the United States, and northern Mexico|alt=|none]]
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|[[File:North American cultural areas.png|Cultural areas of North America at time of European contact|alt=|border|none|thumb]]
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|'''BIG IDEAS'''
|'''BIG IDEAS'''
* Native American tribes and language groups were divided into these basic geographic regions
* Native American tribes and language groups were divided into these basic geographic regions
* these maps will not be on the Virginia SOL
** however, they provide a good overview of distribution Native American ethnic, language and tribal groups
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=== Geographic regions of North America ===
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|[[File:NorthAmerica-sel-regions LCPS VA-Edu..jpg|none|thumb|Major regions of North America from the Virginia Dept. of Education SOL framework document]]
|[[File:NorthAmerica-sel-regions LCPS VA-Edu..jpg|none|thumb|Major regions of North America from the Virginia Dept. of Education SOL framework document]]
|'''Key'''
|'''Key'''
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*'''H) Coastal Ranges'''
*'''H) Coastal Ranges'''
** Mountain range along the west coast that feeds water into the fertile valleys and lands along the coast
** Mountain range along the west coast that feeds water into the fertile valleys and lands along the coast
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|[[File:Atlantic Coastal Plain.svg|thumb|The Atlantic coastal plain |alt=|border|none]]
|[[File:Atlantic Coastal Plain.svg|thumb|The Atlantic coastal plain |alt=|border|none]]
|'''ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN'''
|'''ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN'''
* lowland coast region along Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
* lowland coast region along Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
* the 13 American colonies were settled in the Coastal Plain from modern Georgia to Massachusetts
* the 13 American colonies were settled in the Coastal Plain from modern Georgia to Massachusetts
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* the western barrier to the Coastal Plain is the eastern slope of the Appalachian Mountains
* the western barrier to the Coastal Plain is the eastern slope of the Appalachian Mountains
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|[[File:AppalachianLocatorMap2.png|thumb|AppalachianLocatorMap2|alt=|border|none]][[File:Appalachian region of United States.png|thumb|'''Appalachian region of United States'''|alt=|none]]
|[[File:AppalachianLocatorMap2.png|thumb|AppalachianLocatorMap2|alt=|border|none]][[File:Appalachian region of United States.png|thumb|'''Appalachian region of United States'''|alt=|none]]
|'''APPALACHIAN REGION'''
|'''APPALACHIAN REGION'''
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* after Britain defeated France in the 1854-63 French-Indian War, the entire Appalachian region (and all lands up to the Mississippi River) became British
* after Britain defeated France in the 1854-63 French-Indian War, the entire Appalachian region (and all lands up to the Mississippi River) became British
** however, the British King prohibited American colonists from occupying it
** however, the British King prohibited American colonists from occupying it
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|INTERIOR LOWLANDS
|INTERIOR LOWLANDS
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|[[File:Satellite image illustrating the Great Plains.jpg|thumb|Satellite image illustrating the Great Plains|alt=Satellite image illustrating the Great Plains.jpg|border|none]][[File:Map of Great Plains.svg|thumb|'''Great Plains region'''|alt=|none]]
|[[File:Satellite image illustrating the Great Plains.jpg|thumb|Satellite image illustrating the Great Plains|alt=Satellite image illustrating the Great Plains.jpg|border|none]][[File:Map of Great Plains.svg|thumb|'''Great Plains region'''|alt=|none]]
|'''GREAT PLAINS REGION'''
|'''GREAT PLAINS REGION'''
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|[[File:RockyMountains-Range.svg|thumb|RockyMountains-Range|alt=RockyMountains-Range.svg|border|none]]
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|'''ROCKY MOUNTAINS REGION'''
|'''ROCKY MOUNTAINS REGION'''
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** the "'''Continental Divide'''" is in the Rocky Mountains, marking the point at which the land descends to the east or the west
** the "'''Continental Divide'''" is in the Rocky Mountains, marking the point at which the land descends to the east or the west
* important rivers flow from origins in the Rocky Mountains
* important rivers flow from origins in the Rocky Mountains
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|[[File:Basin and Range Province Boundaries and Landmarks.svg|thumb|One of various geographical definitions of the Province|alt=|none]][[File:GB-Definition-Map.jpg|thumb|The hydrographic Great Basin (magenta outline), distinguished from the Great Basin Desert (black), and the Basin and Range Geological Province (teal).[3]|alt=|border|none]][[File:Great Basin map.gif|thumb|Great Basin map|alt=Great Basin map.gif|border|none]]
|[[File:Basin and Range Province Boundaries and Landmarks.svg|thumb|One of various geographical definitions of the Province]][[File:GB-Definition-Map.jpg|thumb|The hydrographic Great Basin (magenta outline), distinguished from the Great Basin Desert (black), and the Basin and Range Geological Province (teal).[3]|alt=|border|none]][[File:Great Basin map.gif|thumb|Great Basin map|alt=Great Basin map.gif|border|none]]
|'''BASIN AND RANGE'''
|'''BASIN AND RANGE'''
* the "Great Basin" = a geographic depression (low area) that was once under the sea
* the "Great Basin" = a geographic depression (low area) that was once under the sea
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* the '''Range''' includes mountains from which water flows into the Great Basin  
* the '''Range''' includes mountains from which water flows into the Great Basin  
** the western border of the Range are the '''Sierra Nevada Mountains'''
** the western border of the Range are the '''Sierra Nevada Mountains'''
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|[[File:California Mountain Ranges.png|thumb|Northern and Southern Coast Ranges and other major mountain ranges of California|alt=|border|none]]
|[[File:California Mountain Ranges.png|thumb|Northern and Southern Coast Ranges and other major mountain ranges of California]]
|'''PACIFIC COASTAL RANGE'''
|'''PACIFIC COASTAL RANGE'''
* western slope of mountains that border the Great Basin and Rocky Mountains
* western slope of mountains that border the Great Basin and Rocky Mountains
* and that produce important rivers that flow into the Pacific Ocean
* and that produce important rivers that flow into the Pacific Ocean
* water flow from the mountains allows for great agricultural production in the "central valley"
* water flow from the mountains allows for great agricultural production in the "central valley"
** = valley area between the mountains
** = valley area between the mountains
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== Rivers of the U.S. ==
=== Rivers of the U.S. ===
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|'''BIG IDEAS'''
|'''BIG IDEAS'''
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* thus they mark the major regions  
* thus they mark the major regions  
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|'''Rivers to know:'''
* Hudson River
* Mississippi River
* Missouri River
* Ohio River
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|'''Virginia Rivers to know:'''
* James River
* Potomac River
* Roanoke River
* Virginia has approx. 49,350 miles of river
** all Virginia rivers flow towards the Atlantic
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=== Indigenous peoples/ Native Americans ===
=== Virginia maps ===  
 
[[File:Virginia geographic map-en.svg|thumb|Virginia is shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed, and the parallel 36°30′ north.|alt=A topographic map of Virginia, with text identifying cities and natural features.]]
pre-1492 (pre-Columbian)


=== Maps of colonial America & territorial expansion ===
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