| A | B |
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| primary source | an original document that supplies information |
| border | adjacent to; next to |
| physical regions | areas on a map that have similar characteristics such as Coastal Plain (Tidewater) |
| relative location | a geographic point and its location in comparison to another geographic point |
| geography | the study of the Earth and its features |
| Appalachian Plateau | elevated expanse of level land located in Southwest Virginia |
| Blue Ridge Mountains | one of the tallest ranges in the Appalachian chain that separates the Piedmont from the Valley and Ridge region |
| Coastal Plain (Tidewater) | low-lying flat land from the Eastern Shore to the Piedmont region |
| Piedmont | gently rolling hills extending from the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) to the Blue Ridge Mountains |
| Valley and Ridge | land made up of the Great Valley and the Allegheny Range (part of the Appalachian chain) |
| Eastern Shore | a peninsula off the east coast of the mainland of Virginia bordered on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and on the west by the Chesapeake Bay |
| Fall Line | natural division between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions due to increased elevation of land |
| mainland | principal land mass of Virginia with the exception of the Eastern Shore |
| peninsula | land surrounded on three sides by water |
| American Indians | First Americans |
| artifact | a relic of the past such as an arrowhead, pottery, or tools |
| climate | weather of an area over a long period of time |
| Eastern Woodland Indians | tribes that inhabited the northeast and included the Indians of Virginia |
