Virginia Regions Powerpoint 1

This is a class assignment.

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What are the characteristics of What are the characteristics of
the Coastal Plain?the Coastal Plain?
1.1.Also known as TidewaterAlso known as Tidewater
2.2.Located near the Atlantic Ocean and the Located near the Atlantic Ocean and the
Chesapeake BayChesapeake Bay
3.3.Includes the Eastern Shore, a peninsula between Includes the Eastern Shore, a peninsula between
the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Baythe Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay
4.4.Flat landFlat land
5.5.East of the Fall LineEast of the Fall Line
6.6.Major product: seafoodMajor product: seafood
7.7.Major industries: shipbuilding, tourism, federal Major industries: shipbuilding, tourism, federal
military installationsmilitary installations

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The Coastal Plain is east of the
Fall Line.
The Fall Line
Piedmont
Coastal Plain
This satellite
image clearly
shows the fall
line. Can you
see it?

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Characteristics of the Coastal Plain
The land is flat. There are many waterways.
There is easy access to the Atlantic Ocean.
People make their livings from fishing,
shipbuilding, US military installations,
shipping, and tourism.
This is what the Atlantic
Ocean looks like, right on
the beach.

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Sunset on the mouth of the James
River at Newport News
Rivers in the Coastal Plain
are wide and flow slowly.
They empty into the
Chesapeake Bay. The place
where the river joins the
Chesapeake Bay, is the
mouth of the river.
The Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

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Many people make their living in the
shipping industry.
This is a freighter near the mouth of the James River in the Hampton Roads area
of Tidewater. A freighter carries manufactured goods and raw materials to be
sold.
Can you tell how big this freighter is?

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The Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Shipbuilding is an
important industry.
This is the Newport
News Shipyard, where a
huge ocean-going ship
is being built.

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A federal military
installation is
often called a
military base.
Another major industry of the
Coastal Plain is federal military
installations.

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A federal military installation belongs to the United States
government. The military includes the Army, Navy, Air
Force, Marines, and Coast Guard. Many people in the
Coastal Plain region work for the military.
An air traffic controller Cutting the ribbon for a new Navy base building
Do you know someone who is in the military?

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Seafood is the major product of the Seafood is the major product of the
Coastal Plain.Coastal Plain.
The fishing industry produces seafood. The fishing industry produces seafood.
People fish for a living. They sell their People fish for a living. They sell their
catch to seafood companies that catch to seafood companies that
process, package, and distribute the process, package, and distribute the
seafood. This means many jobs for seafood. This means many jobs for
workers in the Coastal Plain. Here we workers in the Coastal Plain. Here we
see shrimp boats at the dock.see shrimp boats at the dock.
Do you like fish and shrimp? How about
oysters?

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2b, 2c, 10bThe Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Many people make their
living from tourism.
This is Virginia
Beach, where many
tourists go for
vacations.
Do you like to go to the beach?

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2b, 2c, 10bThe Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
The Chesapeake Bay, in the Coastal Plain, borders
Virginia on the east.
Here is the Chesapeake Bay
Bridge Tunnel, which
connects Hampton Roads
with the Eastern Shore.
Is this a big bridge, or what!

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The Chesapeake Bay is a
source of seafood for
Virginia and the United
States. Water sports
contribute to the economy
of the region.
What is the name of this water sport?

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The Chesapeake
Bay is very large.
It is several miles
from one side to
the other. The bay
has 12,000 miles
of shoreline.
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Here is a photo of the Chesapeake Bay,
taken from a satellite.

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The Chesapeake Bay
gets very high waves,
just like the ocean, when
the wind blows hard.

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The James
River The James River, in the coastal
plain, is the southernmost river
that empties into the Chesapeake
Bay. Huge freighters can come
up the James River to the natural
barrier at the Fall Line.
The Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

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The Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
This is a bridge over the mouth
of the York River, at Yorktown.
The York
River
The James River
The mouth of the York
River is north of the
James River, in the
Coastal Plain.
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The mouth of the
Rappahannock River is in
the Tidewater, or the
Coastal Plain, emptying its
waters into the
Chesapeake Bay.

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The Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Fredericksburg is an old city on the Rappahannock River, at the
Fall Line.

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The Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
The mouth of the
Potomac River is also
located in Virginia’s
Coastal Plain. The
Potomac is Virginia’s
northernmost river. It
is a border of Virginia.
It divides Virginia from
Maryland and from
Washington, D.C.
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The Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Alexandria, an old city, is located on the Potomac River. This is an
old painting of Alexandria in the old days of sailing ships.

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Here is a
modern-day
view of
Alexandria,
on the
Potomac
River.
This river is really wide in the Coastal Plain, isn’t it?

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The Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
contains the Eastern Shore.
Virginia’s Eastern Shore
The Eastern Shore is
a peninsula. A
peninsula is a piece
of land that is
bordered on three
sides by water. A
peninsula sticks out
into the water.
Here is a road
map of the Eastern
Shore. See all the
water? There
aren’t many roads,
are there?

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The Eastern
Shore is
bordered by
the
Chesapeake
Bay to the
west and the
Atlantic Ocean
to the east.
The Eastern Shore gets its name because it is is the eastern shore
of the Chesapeake Bay.

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There are no major cities on the Eastern Shore. There are no major cities on the Eastern Shore.
People live in small towns and fish for a living. People live in small towns and fish for a living.
Wildlife is plentiful, including wild ponies.Wildlife is plentiful, including wild ponies.

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Let’s review
the Coastal Plain:
•Also called Tidewater
•Flat land
•Location near the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay
•Includes the Eastern Shore, a peninsula east of the
Chesapeake Bay
•East of the Fall Line
•Product: seafood
•Industries: shipbuilding, tourism, federal military
installations

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Footbridge over
the Dan River in
Danville, VA

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What are the
characteristics of the
Piedmont?
1.1.Means “land at the foot of Means “land at the foot of
the mountains”the mountains”
2.2.Rolling hillsRolling hills
3.3.West of the fall lineWest of the fall line
4. Products: tobacco 4. Products: tobacco
products and information products and information
technologytechnology
5. Industries: technology, 5. Industries: technology,
federal and state federal and state
government, farming, and government, farming, and
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What city is this?

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The Piedmont region is
between the Coastal
Plain and the Blue
Ridge Mountains.

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The Piedmont Region is separated from
the Coastal Plain by the Fall Line.
The Fall Line
Piedmont
Coastal Plain
This satellite
image clearly
shows the fall
line. Can you
see it?

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The Fall Line got its name because that’s The Fall Line got its name because that’s
where the waterfalls start. There are no where the waterfalls start. There are no
waterfalls in the Coastal Plain because the waterfalls in the Coastal Plain because the
land is too flat. The land rises sharply at the land is too flat. The land rises sharply at the
Fall Line. There are small waterfalls in the Fall Line. There are small waterfalls in the
Piedmont because the Piedmont has hills for Piedmont because the Piedmont has hills for
the water to fall down. Waterfalls are bigger the water to fall down. Waterfalls are bigger
in the mountains, because the mountains are in the mountains, because the mountains are
steeper and higher.steeper and higher.

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Rapids are places in a river Rapids are places in a river
where rocks and the downward where rocks and the downward
slope of the land make the river slope of the land make the river
run very fast. Rapids make the run very fast. Rapids make the
river dangerous for boats. River river dangerous for boats. River
traffic cannot move past the traffic cannot move past the
rapids.rapids.

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This is the Rappahannock River, near Fredericksburg. See
the rocks in the river? You are looking at rapids on the Fall
Line, between the Coastal Plain and the Piedmont regions.

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The Piedmont region is west of
the Fall Line.
Danville is
also west of
the Fall Line.
There are
rapids in the
Dan River.
Have you
seen them?
Danville
Fall
Line

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Piedmont means “land at the
foot of the mountains.”
From this view,
in the Piedmont,
you can see the
mountains. You
are at the foot, or
the bottom, of the
mountains.
Pied means foot. Mont means mountain.

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The Piedmont Region
has rolling hills.
Have you ridden your bike up and down
the Piedmont’s rolling hills? Which do
you like better, up or down?

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The Piedmont region is famous
for growing tobacco. Tobacco
is a major product of the
Piedmont.

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Information technology is another
product of the Piedmont.
Information technology means the
technology we use to get and send
information. Computers and satellites
are part of this industry. Many
technology companies are located in
Northern Virginia.
What is this? What is this?
How is it part of How is it part of
information information
technology?technology?

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Northern Virginia, in the Piedmont, is also
famous for federal government jobs.
Many northern Virginians work for the Federal government,
because Washington, D.C., our nation’s capital, is just across the
Potomac River. They go across the Potomac River every day to
work. There are also some federal government buildings in
northern Virginia itself, where Virginians are employed. Federal
government jobs are a major industry of the Piedmont.

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Richmond is in the Piedmont. Many people in
Richmond work for the state government. State
government is a major industry of the Piedmont.
Virginia’s state capitol building, where state senators and delegates meet to
make our state’s laws.
Why is state
government a
major industry
of the
piedmont?

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Many people in the piedmont farm.
Farming is a major Piedmont industry.
Have you ever helped to do farm
work? Is it easy or hard?

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Textiles are also a major industry of the
Piedmont. The textile industry is found
in and near Danville.
Here we see, on both sides
of the Dan River, the factory
buildings of Dan River, Inc.,
Danville’s textile mill. This
picture was taken about 50
years ago, but some things
still look exactly the same.
Do you recognize anything in
this picture?

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Lynchburg is also in the
Piedmont region.
This is a
postcard of
Lynchburg.
Do you
think the
card is old
or new?
Why do
you think
that?

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Let’s review the Piedmont:
•Land at the foot of the mountains
•Rolling hills
•West of the Fall Line
•Products: tobacco products and information technology
•Industries: technology, federal and state
government, farming, and textiles

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What are the characteristics of
the Blue Ridge Mountains?
1.Old, rounded mountains
2.Part of the Appalachian mountain
system
3.Located between the Piedmont and
the Valley and Ridge regions
4.Source of many rivers
5.Product: apples
6.Industry: recreation

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The Blue Ridge Mountains are
located between the Piedmont
and the Valley and Ridge Region.
Piedmont
Blue Ridge Mountains
Valley and Ridge

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The Blue Ridge
Mountains are old,
rounded mountains.

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Recreation is a major business in the
Blue Ridge Mountains. People come
to drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway
and look at the beautiful views.
The Blue Ridge Mountains are
part of the AppalachianAppalachian mountain
system.
The
Appalachian
mountain
system
stretches
from Maine
to Georgia.

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Tourists come to the Blue
Ridge Mountains to see the
interesting underground
caverns there.
The Blue Ridge
Mountains are located
between the Piedmont
and the Valley and
Ridge regions.
Have you
seen one of
Virginia’s
caverns?
Which one?

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Trout fishing is
another
recreational
attraction that
brings tourists to
the Blue Ridge
Mountains. The
many streams
where the trout are
found, are sources
of many of
Virginia’s rivers.
The Blue Ridge Mountains are
the source of many rivers.
Source: the beginning
Do you like fishing for recreation?

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The major industry in the
Blue Ridge Mountains is
recreation.
Skiing is a popular
recreation in the
Blue Ridge
Mountains. Ski
Resorts are part of
the tourist
industry.

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Recreation
brings many
tourists to the
Blue Ridge
Mountains.
People like to
hike the mountain
trails and climb
on the rocks.
This is Natural
Bridge, which
many tourists
come to see.

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Apples are the major product
of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Workers climb ladders
to pick the apples at
harvest time in the
Blue Ridge Mountains.

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Apples are the major product of
the Blue Ridge Mountains.
The apples
are packed in
wooden
crates and
shipped all
over the
world.
Do you eat apples from the Blue Ridge Mountains?

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Let’s review the
Blue Ridge Mountains:
•Old, rounded mountains
•Part of the Appalachian mountain system
•Located between the Piedmont and the Valley and Ridge
regions
•Source of many rivers
•Product: apples
•Industry: recreation

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What are the characteristics of
the Valley and Ridge Region?
Fog hangs over the valley, as the surrounding
ridges peek through the clouds.

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The Valley and Ridge Region is west of
the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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The Valley and Ridge Region
includes the Great Valley of
Virginia and other valleys
separated by ridges.
Water rushing over
rocks, tumbling
downhill, is a common
sight along the Valley
and Ridge Region’s
numerous creeks.

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The Valley and Ridge Region
contains the Great Valley
of Virginia and other valleys.
Roanoke is a major city in Virginia’s Valley and Ridge Region. Roanoke
grew because it became a railroad center.

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Another city of the Valley and
Ridge Region is Harrisonburg.
This is a bed and breakfast hotel
in Harrisonburg. Can you see
that the Valley and Ridge
Region gets quite a bit of snow
in the winter?

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Farming is the important industry
in the Shenandoah Valley, in the
Valley and Ridge Region.

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Poultry is an important farm product in
the Shenandoah Valley.
Chickens and turkeys are poultry.
Much of the chicken you eat is
raised in the Valley and Ridge.
What is this person holding?

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Apples are also an important farm
product of the Valley and Ridge.

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Let’s review
the Valley and Ridge:
•Includes the Great Valley of Virginia and other valleys separated
by ridges
•The Blue Ridge Mountains and the Valley and Ridge regions are
part of the Appalachian mountain system
•Located west of the Blue Ridge Mountains
•Products: poultry and apples
•Industry: farming

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What are the characteristics of
the Appalachian Plateau?
What is a
plateau?
A coal mining town in the Appalachian Plateau, around 1900

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A plateau is an area of
elevated (up high) land that
is flat on top.
What is
a
plateau?
Would you like to go four-wheeling in the Appalachian Plateau?

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The Appalachian Plateau is
located in southwest Virginia.
The Appalachian
Plateau extends into
other states, like
Kentucky and
Tennessee. Only a
small part of the
Appalachian
Plateau is in
Virginia.

75. SOL VS.2a,
2b, 2c, 10bThe major product of the
Appalachian Plateau is coal.
This is what
coal looks like.
It is a “seam” of
coal in between
other rock.

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Here a coal seam has
caught fire and burns
in the mountain.
Coal is a mineral found in the earth. It is like a rock,
but it will burn, giving off very hot heat.

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People used to use coal a lot to
heat their houses.
Today, however, its major use is
in coal-fired power plants, where
electricity is generated.

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The major product of the
Appalachian Plateau is coal.
This railroad car
will carry coal
from the mine to
the power plant.
Have you seen coal cars like this on the train tracks?

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The major product of the
Appalachian Plateau is coal.
Coal miners use
very heavy,
dangerous
equipment. You
have to be very
careful.

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The major industry of the Appalachian
Plateau is coal mining.
Here we see miners in the mine in 1901.

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The major industry of the Appalachian
Plateau is coal mining.
Inside a coal mine today,
a miner checks a roof for
safety. Why are mines
still very dangerous
today? Do you see any
safety equipment?

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Let’s review the Let’s review the
Appalachian Plateau:Appalachian Plateau:
•Plateau: an area of elevated (high) land that is flat Plateau: an area of elevated (high) land that is flat on on
toptop
•Only a small part of the Appalachian Plateau is Only a small part of the Appalachian Plateau is
located in Virginialocated in Virginia
•Located in southwest VirginiaLocated in southwest Virginia
•Product: coalProduct: coal
•Industry: coal miningIndustry: coal mining

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