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Geography - States
New England, Mid-Atlantic, Southern Regions
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Geography
10th Grade
11/28/2012

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Term
13 Colonies
Definition
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Virginia
Term
Mid-Atlantic States
Definition
Delaware
Maryland
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Term
New England States
Definition
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
Term
Southern States
Definition
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Term
bayou
Definition
a sluggish, marshy inlet or outlet of a lake, river, etc. (mainly in south)
Term
port
Definition
a harbor where ships can load and unload
Term
ridge
Definition
a long, narrow elevation of land or a similar range of hills or mountains
Term
delta
Definition
a tract of flat land, usually triangular, formed by deposits of soil and sand at the mouth of a large river
Term
cape
Definition
a piece of land projecting into a body of water
Term
bay
Definition
a part of a sea or lake that cuts into the shoreline; wide inlet: usually smaller than a gulf
Term
sound
Definition
is a large sea or ocean inlet larger than a bay, deeper than a bight, and wider than a fjord; or it may be defined as a narrow sea or ocean channel between two bodies of land
Term
canal
Definition
artificial waterway for travel or irrigation
Term
estuary
Definition
the lower portion or wide mouth of a river, where the salty tide meets the freshwater current
Term
sandbar
Definition
a ridge of sand formed in a river or along a shore by the action of currents or tides
Term
gorge
Definition
a deep, narrow pass between steep heights like at Hoover's Dam
Term
Swamp
Definition
a piece of wet, spongy land that is permanently or periodically covered with water, characterized by growths of shrubs and trees; marsh; bog
Term
key
Definition
a group of islands near a mainland Like Florida Keys
Term
peninsula
Definition
any land area projecting out into water
Term
piedmont
Definition
at the base of a mountain or mountains
Term
Alabama AL
Definition
Southern Region
Montgomery, Alabama
Term
Arkansas AR
Definition
Southern Region
Little Rock, Arkansas
Term
Georgia GA
Definition
Southern Region
Atlanta, Georgia
Term
Florida FL
Definition
Southern Region
Tallahassee, Florida
Term
Kentucky KY
Definition
Southern Region
Frankfort, Kentucky
Term
Mississippi MS
Definition
Southern Region
Jackson, Mississippi
Term
Louisiana LA
Definition
Southern Region
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Term
North Carolina NC
Definition
Southern Region
Raleigh, North Carolina
Term
South Carolina SC
Definition
Southern Region
Columbia, South Carolina
Term
Virginia VA
Definition
Southern Region
Richmond, Virginia
Term
Connecticut CT
Definition
New England States
Hartford, Connecticut
Term
Maine ME
Definition
New England States
Augusta, Maine
Term
Massachusetts MA
Definition
New England States
Boston, Massachusetts
Term
New Hampshire NH
Definition
New England States
Concord, New Hampshire
Term
Rhode Island RI
Definition
New England States
Providence, Rhode Island
Term
Vermont VT
Definition
New England States
Montpelier, Vermont
Term
Delaware DE
Definition
Mid-Atlantic States
Dover, Delaware
Term
Maryland MD
Definition
Mid-Atlantic States
Annapolis, Maryland
Term
New Jersey NJ
Definition
Mid-Atlantic States
Trenton, New Jersey
Term
New York NY
Definition
Mid-Atlantic States
Albany, New York
Term
Pennsylvania PA
Definition
Mid-Atlantic States
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Term
West Virginia WV
Definition
Mid-Atlantic States
Charleston, West Virginia
Term
cave
Definition
natural underground space created by weathering of rocks
Term
plateau
Definition
a high plain or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain
Term
Hill
Definition
is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain
Term
Strait
Definition
a narrow, typically navigable channel of water that connects two larger, navigable bodies of water. It most commonly refers to a channel of water
Term
Island
Definition
a piece of land surrounded by water
Term
beach
Definition
landform along the shoreline of a body of water. It usually consists of loose particles which are often composed of rock, such as sand,
Term
coastal plain
Definition
an area of flat, low-lying land beside a seacoast and separated from the interior by other features
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