3. Relative Location Describing the relationship between two places using words such as “next to, bordering, and near” Example: Bristol is near Abingdon.
5. Fall Line Natural border between the Tidewater and Piedmont regions where the land rises sharply and waterfalls prevent further travel on the rivers.
7. Piedmont Region of Virginia bordered to the east by the Fall Line and the Tidewater region The word piedmont means: land at the foot of the mountains. The Piedmont region is characterized by rolling hills
13. Eastern Shore Area of land in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region. The Eastern Shore is a peninsula that is separated from the main land of Virginia by the Chesapeake Bay.