| A | B |
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| landforms | shapes that make up the earth's surfaces |
| geography | the study of landforms, water, plants and animals |
| Atlantic Ocean | The ocean that explorers traveled on to get to Virginia |
| Eastern Shore | a peninsula that is part of Virgina |
| peninsula | a body of land surrounded almost entirely by water |
| plateau | a large area of high, mostly flat, land |
| Appalachian Mountains | a huge group of mountains that stretch from Canada to Alabama |
| valley | a long, low area between mountains or hills |
| population | the number of people that live in an area |
| weather | how hot or cold and wet or dry the air is |
| climate | the type of weather an area usually has over a long period of time |
| temperature | how hot or cold something is |
| precipitation | any form of water that falls to the Earth (examples: rain, sleet, snow, hail) |
| elevation | the height of a place above sea level |
| natural resources | things found in nature that are useful to people |
| minerals | natural substances found in the earth |
| harbor | a safe place where ships can dock |
