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4th grade Geography Vocabulary

Terms in this set (25)

peninsula
land surrounded by water on 3 sides
plateau
high, elevated flat land
border
next to, nearby
region
an area of land
rural
in the country
urban
in the city
plain
flat land
valley
low land lying between hills or mountains
ridge
a top or high part of a mountain that is long and narrow
coastal
land at the edge of a body of water
fall line
the natural border between the Coastal Plain and Piedmont where the land drops off and creates waterfalls
coastal plain
another name for the Tidewater
tidewater
region of VA next to Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean, flat land
piedmont
the land at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, rolling hills
Blue Ridge Mountain
old, rounded moutnatins. Part of the Appalachian Mountain Range
Valley and Ridge
between the Blue Ridge Mt. and the appalachian Plateau. High mountains ridges separated by low valleys, including the Great Valley and the Shenandoah Valley. Part of the Appalachian Mountain Range.
Appalachian Plateau
locted in soutwestern VA. Part of this plateau is in bordering states. High land which is flat on top.
Eastern Woodland Indians
Indian tribes who lived in Virginia, including the Powhatans
artifacts
man made objects from long ago
arrowheads
an artifact. A sharp end to an arrow that Indians used to hunt
Algonquian
Indian language spoken by the Powhatan Indians in the Tidewater region
Powhatans
Indian tribe living in the Tidewater region. Spoke Algonquian. Included Pocahontas who was friends with the English colonists for a time.
Siouan
an Indian language spoken by the Monocan Indians who lived in the Piedmont
Iroquoian
an Indian language spoken by the Cherokee Indians who lived in the appalachian Plateau and southern VA
Cherokee
an Indian tribe living in the Appalachian Plateau and southern Va, who spoke Iroquoian
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