| A | B |
|---|
| Tidewater region | low lying flat region in the east |
| tide | daily rising and falling of oceans and water connected |
| transportation | movement of people and goods |
| Delmarva Penninsula | includes parts of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia |
| fishing & farming | major businesses on the eastern shore of Virginia |
| Peanuts, cotton, and soybeans | major crops produced in the Tidewater region |
| Hampton Roads | harbor where ships dock to load and unload goods |
| Fall line | separates Tidewater and Piedmont Regions |
| plateau | high, almost level piece of land |
| Richmond | our state capital (lies on the Fall line) |
| Danville | Manufacture textiles in this city |
| Textile | a woven fabric |
| metro | mass transit system transporting people in and around Washington D.C. |
| Alexandria | grew up as a trading center on the Potomac River |
| Blue Ridge Mountains | rise sharply at the western edge of the Piedmont Region |
| ridge | line of mountains or hills |
| Blue Ridge Mountains are part of this mountain range | Appalachian Mountain Range |
| Gaps | breaks in the mountains allowing settlers to pass through more easily |
| tourism & growing apples | 2 main industries in Blue Ridge Mountain Region |
| Valley & Ridge Region | covers almost all of VA west of Blue Ridge Mt. Region |
| Allegheny Mountains and Valley of Virginia | 2main parts of the Valley & Ridge Region |
| Apples and chickens | 2 main products of Valley & Ridge Region |
| Daniel Boone | found Cumberland Gap & built Wilderness Road that led settlers west |
| Roanoke | began as a railway center |
| Appalachian Plateau Region | covers far southwestern corner of VA |
| Appalachian Plateau Region produces | almost all coal mined in VA |
| Elevation map | shows how high land is above sea level |
