4th Grade Virginia Studies SOL Practice Exam 2026 - Free Practice Questions and Study Guide

Knowing which states touch Virginia on a map is the main idea. Virginia sits on the eastern edge of the United States and shares borders with Maryland to the north, North Carolina to the south, Tennessee to the west, and Kentucky and West Virginia to the west/northwest (plus a nearby boundary with Washington, D.C.). California is on the opposite side of the country along the west coast, so it does not border Virginia at all. That’s why California is the correct choice. The states that do border Virginia—Maryland, North Carolina, and Tennessee—fit each share a border with Virginia.