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LOCATING WATER FEATURES
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| PENINSULA | A PIECE OF LAND BORDERED BY WATER ON THREE SIDES |
| ATLANTIC OCEAN | PROVIDED TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN VIRGINIA AND OTHER PLACES (EUROPE, AFRICA, CARIBBEAN) |
| CHESAPEAKE BAY | PROVIDED A SAFE HARBOR WAS A SOURCE OF FOOD AND TRANSPORTATION |
| JAMES RIVER | FLOWS INTO CHESAPEAKE BAY |
| CITIES LOCATED NEAR THE JAMES RIVER | JAMESTOWN AND RICHMOND |
| YORK RIVER | FLOWS INTO CHESAPEAKE BAY |
| CITY LOCATED NEAR THE YORK RIVER | YORKTOWN |
| POTOMAC RIVER | FLOWS INTO CHESAPEAKE BAY |
| CITY LOCATED ALONG POTOMAC RIVER | ALEXANDRIA |
| RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER | FLOWS INTO CHESAPEAKE BAY |
| CITY LOCATED NEAR RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER | FREDERICKSBURG |
| LAKE DRUMMOND LOCATION | IN THE COASTAL PLAIN |
| LAKE DRUMMOND DESCRIPTION | SHALLOW, NATURAL LAKE SURROUNDED BY THE DISMAL SWAMP |
| DISMAL SWAMP | IN THE COASTAL PLAIN, VARIETY OF WILDLIFE |
| EASTERN SHORE | PENINSULA BORDERED BY THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TO THE WEST AND THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TO THE RIGHT |
| WHAT DID THESE WATER FEATURES PROVIDE FOR PEOPLE? | FOOD AND TRANSPORTATION |
| HARBOR | SAFE PLACE FOR SHIPS TO DOCK |
| WATER FEATURE | LAKE, OCEAN, RIVER, POND, SEA |
| WETLAND | LOW-LYING AREA WHERE THE WATER LEVEL IS NEAR OR ABOVE THE LAND' S SURFACE |
| SWAMP | WOODED WETLAND COVERED WITH SHALLOW WATER |