Virginia Studies Geography Vocabulary Words

Virginia Studies Geography Vocabulary words.

Relative Location

Relative Location
Describing the relationship between two places using words such as “next to, bordering, and near”
Example: Bristol is near Abingdon.

Fall Line

Fall Line
Natural border between the Tidewater and Piedmont regions where the land rises sharply and waterfalls prevent further travel on the rivers.

Piedmont

Piedmont
Region of Virginia bordered to the east by the Fall Line and the Tidewater region
The word piedmont means: land at the foot of the mountains.
The Piedmont region is characterized by rolling hills

Plateau

Plateau
An area of elevated land that is flat on top.

Peninsula

Peninsula
A landform that is bordered by water on three sides.

Eastern Shore

Eastern Shore
Area of land in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region.
The Eastern Shore is a peninsula that is separated from the main land of Virginia by the Chesapeake Bay.