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| the natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmontregions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river. |
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| a piece of land bordered by water on three sides. |
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| Locations of places can be described in relative terms. Relative location may be described using terms that show connections between two places such as: |
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Potomac = Please
Rappahannock = Remember
York = Your
James = Jacket |
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each river was a source of _______ and provided a pathway _______ and settlement of Virginia
each of these rivers flow into the Chesapeake Bay |
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Alexandria is on the Potomac River-Alex likes potatoes
Frederickburg is on the Rappahannock River-Fred likes to rap
York Town is on the York River
Richmond is on the James River
James Town is on the James River-King James is rich |
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| provided transportation links between Virginia and other places (e.g., Europe, Africa, Caribbean) |
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provided a safe harbor
was a source of food and transportation |
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located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region
shallow natural lake surrounded by the Dismal Swamp |
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located in the Coastal (Tidewater) region
variety wildlife
George Washington explored and surveyed the Dismal Swamp |
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a peninsula
bordered by the Chesapeake Bay to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east |
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- flat land
- location near Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay
- includes the Eastern Shore
- east of the Fall Line
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- means "land at the foot of the mountains"
- rolling hills
- west of the Fall Line
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- old, rounded mountains
- part of Appalachian mountain system
- located between the Piedmont and Valley and Ridge regions
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- includes the Great Valley of Virginia
- includes other valleys separated by ridges
- part of the Appalachian mountain system
- located west of the Blue Ridge Mountains
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- located in Southwest Virginia
- only a small part of the plateau is located in Virginia
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