VS.2 Virginia's Geography - Vocabulary

An edge or boundary line.

• bordering

• fall line

• plateau

• peninsula

A piece of land bordered by water on three

sides.

• peninsula

• bordering

• plateau

• harbor

The natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region and the Piedmont Regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river.

• Fall Line

• bordering

• peninsula

• relative location

An area of elevated land that is flat on top.

• plateau

• harbor

• Fall Line

• peninsula

Using words such as

"next to"

"north of"

"to the left of"

to describe where something is located.

• Relative Location

• plateau

• bordering

• peninsula

Which state borders Virginia to the North?

• Maryland

• West Virginia

• Kentucky

• Tennessee

• North Carolina

Which state borders Virginia to the Northwest?

• Maryland

• West Virginia

• Kentucky

• Tennessee

• North Carolina

Which state borders Virginia to the West?

• Maryland

• West Virginia

• Kentucky

• Tennessee

• North Carolina

Which state borders Virginia to the Southwest?

• Maryland

• West Virginia

• Kentucky

• Tennessee

• North Carolina

Which state borders Virginia to the South?

• Maryland

• West Virginia

• Kentucky

• Tennessee

• North Carolina