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WorksheetsVirginia Studies vocabulary chapter 1-3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
A way to describe where something is by using words such as next to, across from, north of, near, bordering.
relative location
location
direction
An edge of boundary line
border
fence
boundary
A line marking the limits of area
boundary
fence
border
Areas of the Earth with similar issues
regions
border
acres
Low-lying coastal lands drained by tidal streams
Tidewater
beaches
sandy areas
Twice daily rise and fall of the ocean that is caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun
tides
waves
rivers
The natural border between the Coastal Plain(Tidewater) and the Piedmont regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river
the Fall Line
ridges
lines of mountains
A place where something begins
source
start
beginning
The part of the river that meets the sea, where fresh river water and ocean saltwater mix
estuary
source
river bank
areas that are raised up
elevations
hills
mountains
An area of elevated land that is flat on top
plateau
plate
hill
People who share common customs, origin, history, government or language
nation
gathering
meeting
Objects or tools that tell about people from the past
artifacts
fossils
ancients
The remains or imprint of something that once lived, such as a plant or an animal
fossil
arrowhead
stamp
The study of past cultures using items left behind by past peoples
archaelogy
artist
fossils
Having great power or influence
Paramount
Grand
Fancy
A group of people who are connected to one another by a leader, an idea, or way of life
tribe
pack
litter
The wearing away of land or soil by the movement of water, ice or wind
erosion
waterfalls
icebergs
A large Indian town
Werowocomoco
Algonquin
Powhatan
The first permanent English settlement in America
Jamestown
James River
Yorktown
