Ch. 1 VocabularySocial Studies

Halves of the globe, either

divided by the prime meridian or

equator

hemisphere

Virginia is in the Western Hemisphere and the Northern Hemisphere.

One of the seven large land masses

on Earth

continent

The United States is a part of the North American Continent.

land that is almost surrounded by

water but is connected to the

mainland

peninsula

a material found in nature that people

can use

Natural resource

A mined natural resource

mineral

the type of type of weatherweather an area has over a long long periodperiod of time

climate

a climate in which the seasons are

not too hotnot too hot or not not too coldtoo cold

temperate

NaturalNatural hhomeome of a particular animal,

insect or plant

habitat

Inlet of the Atlantic Ocean partly enclosed by

Maryland and Virginia

Chesapeake Bay

A peninsula between the

Atlantic Ocean and the eastern side of

the Chesapeake Bay

Eastern Shore

Capital of the United States

Washington, D.C.

Washington MemorialCapital Building

White HouseJefferson Memorial Lincoln Memorial

highest point in Virginia

Mt. Rogers

Large wetland in SE Virginia

Great Dismal Swamp