Students will be able to describe Jamestown's relative location at different scales (local, state, regional). They analyze the patterns and effects of Virginia Indian and English colonist settlement between 1607 and 1634. GeoInquiries are short, standards-based inquiry activities for teaching map-based content found in commonly used textbooks.

Investigate the location and population of Virginia's counties, independent cities, towns, and census designed places. Explore the population of Virginia's counties, independent cites through time. Students will distinguish between a county, independent city, and town and describe how population in Virginia has changed over time. GeoInquiries are short, standards-based inquiry activities for teaching map-based content found in commonly used textbooks.

Students describe contributions of Virginians during the Revolutionary War. They analyze the impact of geography on people and opinions toward independence in colonial Virginia. GeoInquiries are short, standards-based inquiry activities for teaching map-based content found in commonly used textbooks.

Students identify Virginia's major agricultural products and where they are grown with an online GIS. The They will explain the effects of agriculture on Virginia's economy. Contains links for primary source data related to Virginia agriculture. GeoInquiries are short, standards-based inquiry activities for teaching map-based content found in commonly used textbooks.

Students explore ways that everyday Virginians challenged Jim Crow in the Commonwealth by identifying different types of segregation during Jim Crow Virginia and analyze how the Green Book and other Virginians stood up to segregation. GeoInquiries are short, standards-based inquiry activities for teaching map-based content found in commonly used textbooks.

Students will explore the size, location, and land uses within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. They will predict the influence of several factors on water quality in the Bay including impervious surfaces, volume of water, vegetation, and cropland. GeoInquiries are short, standards-based inquiry activities for teaching map-based content found in commonly used textbooks.

Students will describe the location of Virginia's coal industry, explain how transportation supports economic development, and explain the interdependence of trade for coal shipped through Virginia ports. GeoInquiries are short, standards-based inquiry activities for teaching map-based content found in commonly used textbooks.