Terms to Know
Natural border between the Coastal Plain and Piedmont where waterfalls block river travel.
What is a Fall Line?
This state borders Virginia North.
What is Maryland?
Flat land, near the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay; east of the Fall Line.
What is the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region?
Flows into Chesapeake Bay; Richmond & Jamestown are located on it.
What is the James River?
Provided transportation links to Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
Elevated land that is flat on top. Part of this is in southwestern Virginia.
What is the Plateau?
This state borders Virginia South
What is North Carolina?
Rolling hills, west of the Fall Line.
What is the Piedmont region?
Flows into Chesapeake Bay; Yorktown is located along it.
What is the York River?
Shallow natural lake located in the Coastal Plain region, surrounded by the Dismal Swamp.
What is Lake Drummond?
Land surrounded by water on three sides. The Eastern Shore.
Peninsula
This state borders Virginia West
What is Kentucky?
Old, rounded mountains; source of rivers.
What are the Blue Ridge Mountains?
Flows into Chesapeake Bay; Fredericksburg lies on its banks.
What is the Rappahannock River?
Located in the Coastal Plain, known for its rich wildlife.
What is the Dismal Swamp?
Physical features of land (mountains, rivers, etc.)
What is Topography?
This state borders Virginia Northwest
What is West Virginia?
The Great Valley of Virginia and ridges west of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
What is the Valley and Ridge?
Flows into Chesapeake Bay; Alexandria is along this river.
What is the Potomac River?
Developed near water sources.
What are Settlements?
Name the two main bodies of water that border Virginia?
What are the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean?
This state borders Virginia Southwest
What is Tennessee?
Located in Southwest Virginia; small part of it lies in the state.
What is the Appalachian Plateau?
Provided a safe harbor, food, transportation, and helped people catch fish and trade goods by boat. Also separated the Eastern Shore, a peninsula, from mainland Virginia.
What is the Chesapeake Bay?
Served as natural boundaries and routes.
What are Waterways?