Ch. 1 Vocabulary
Social 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 weather
an area has over a
long period of time
climate
a climate in which the
seasons are not too
hot or not too cold
temperate
Natural home 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
Capital Building
Washington Memorial
Washington, D.C.
White House
Jefferson Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
highest point in
Virginia
Mt. Rogers
Large wetland in SE
Virginia
Great Dismal Swamp