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VS.2 Virginia's Geography and Native Peoples
VA Social Studies SOL VS.2 Vocabulary
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Social Studies
5th Grade
04/21/2013

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relative location
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a place that is next to, near, or bordering another
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VA's bordering bodies of water
Definition
  1. Atlantic Ocean
  2. Chesapeake Bay
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VA's bordering states
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(Mary Needs to Keep Working)

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VA's regions
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(Anne Vacations Beside Purple Cats/Tigers)

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VA's major rivers
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(Principals Race Yellow Jaquars)

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Fall Line
Definition
natural border between the Coastal Plain/Tidewater and Piedmont where waterfalls prevent further travel
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Coastal Plain/Tidewater
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low, flat land; east of the Fall Line
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Piedmont
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"land at the foot of the mountains"; rolling hills; west of the Fall Line
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Blue Ridge Mountains
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old, rounded mountains; part of the Appalachian Mountains; source of many rivers
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Valley and Ridge
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includes the Great Valley of VA and other valleys separated by ridges; part of the Appalachian Mountains
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Appalachian Plateau
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small part of a plateau
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plateau
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an area of high, flat land
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peninsula
Definition
a piece of land bordered by water on three sides
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Eastern Shore
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peninsula in the Coastal Plain bordered by the Chesapeake Bay to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east

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Atlantic Ocean
Definition
provided transportation links between Virginia and far away places
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Chesapeake Bay
Definition
safe harbor and a source of food and transportation; all of the rivers flow into it
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city along the James River
Definition
Richmond (James is Rich)
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city along the Rappahannock River
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Fredericksburg (Fred likes to Rap)
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city along the York River
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Yorktown
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city along the Potomac River
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Alexandria (Alex cooks in a Pot)
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key features of VA's major rivers
Definition
  1. Source of food
  2. Provided a pathway for exploration and settlement
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Dismal Swamp
Definition
located in the Coastal Plain/Tidewater; supports a variety of plants and wildlife; George Washington was one of the first white settlers to explore the swamp; at the center, is Lake Drummond, a shallow freshwater lake
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Christopher Columbus
Definition
called the people he found in the lands he explored "Indians" because he thought he was in the Indies
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artifacts
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any object, such as arrowheads, pottery, and other tools, made by people in the past that help to tell about how these people lived
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major Indian language groups of VA
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(A Powhatan Saw Me In Court)

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VA's climate
Definition
relatively mild with four distinct seasons
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Eastern Woodland Indians
Definition
the term used to describe the Indians who lived in VA because most of the land was covered in trees
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Indian winter food
Definition
they hunted birds and other animals and lived on stored food from the previous fall
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Indian spring food
Definition
they hunted, fished, and picked berries
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Indian summer food
Definition
they grew corn, beans, and squash
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Indian fall food
Definition
they harvested crops and hunted for foods to preserve an keep for the winter
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Indian clothing
Definition
used animal skins
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Indian shelter
Definition
used raw material found around them
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natural resources
Definition
things found in nature
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archaeologists
Definition
scientists who study the culture of people who lived long ago by way of artifacts
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Werowocomoco
Definition
an Indian town used by Indian leaders for several hundred years before the English came; in 1607, it was the headquarters of the Powhatan leader
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Jamestown
Definition
English settlement built in 1607 along the James River; became the first permanent English settlement in North America
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VA Indian ancestry
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Indians have lived in VA for thousands of years
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current state-recognized tribes
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Coastal Plain                Piedmont

  1. Chickahominy          1. Monacan
  2. Eastern Chickahominy
  3. Mattaponi
  4. Nansemond
  5. Pamunkey
  6. Rappahanock
  7. Upper Mattaponi

 

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