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LOCATING VA ON A MAP AND DESCRIBING ITS REGIONS
Term | Definition |
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2 BODIES OF WATER THAT BORDER VIRGINIA | ATLANTIC OCEAN AND CHESAPEAKE BAY |
5 STATES THAT BORDER VIRGINIA | MARYLAND, WEST VIRGINIA, KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE, NORTH CAROLINA |
RELATIVE LOCATION | WHERE A PLACE IS COMPARED TO OTHER PLACES ON EARTH |
REGION | AN AREA OF EARTH WITH SIMILAR FEATURES |
WORDS THAT DESCRIBE RELATIVE LOCATION | BORDERING, NEXT TO, NEAR |
FALL LINE | THE NATURAL BORDER BETWEEN THE COASTAL PLAIN AND PIEDMONT REGION; WATERFALLS PREVENT TRAVEL ON THE RIVER |
PLATEAU | AREA OF ELEVATED LAND THAT IS FLAT ON TOP |
COASTAL PLAIN (TIDEWATER) GEOGRAPHY | FLAT LAND, EAST OF THE FALL LINE |
COASTAL PLAIN LOCATION | NEAR ATLANTIC OCEAN AND CHESAPEAKE BAY (INCLUDES EASTERN SHORE) |
PIEDMONT MEANING | "AT THE FOOT OF MOUNTAINS" |
PIEDMONT GEOGRAPHY | ROLLING HILLS, WEST OF THE FALL LINE |
BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS | OLD, ROUNDED MOUNTAINS, PART OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN RANGE |
BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS LOCATION | BETWEEN THE PIEDMONT AND VALLEY AND RIDGE REGIONS, SOURCE OF MANY RIVERS |
VALLEY AND RIDGE | INCLUDES THE GREAT VALLEY OF VIRGINIA, ALSO PART OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN RANGE |
VALLEY AND RIDGE LOCATION | WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS |
APPALACHIAN PLATEAU | LOCATED IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, ONLY A SMALL PART OF THE PLATEAU IS IN LOCATED IN VIRGINIA |
VIRGINIA IS DIVIDED INTO ___ REGIONS | FIVE |
PRODUCT THAT BEST CHARACTERIZES THE APPALACHIAN PLATEAU? | COAL |
PRODUCT THAT BEST CHARACTERIZES THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS? | APPLES |
PRODUCTS THAT BEST CHARACTERIZE THE PIEDMONT REGION? | TOBACCO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
PRODUCTS THAT BEST CHARACTERIZE THE VALLEY AND RIDGE REGION? | POULTRY APPLES DAIRY BEEF |
REGION CHARACTERIZED BY INDUSTRY OF COAL MINING? | APPALACHIAN PLATEAU |
REGION BEST CHARACTERIZED BY INDUSTRIES OF SHIPBUILDING, TOURISM, AND MILITARY BASES? | COASTAL PLAIN (TIDEWATER) |
REGION BEST CHARACTERIZED BY INDUSTRY OF FARMING? | VALLEY AND RIDGE |
REGION BEST CHARACTERIZED BY INDUSTRIES OF RECREATION AND FARMING? | BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS |
REGION BEST CHARACTERIZED BY THE INDUSTRIES OF FEDERAL/STATE GOVERNMENT, FARMING, AND THE HORSE INDUSTRY? | PIEDMONT |