Regions of

Virginia

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Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

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Coastal Plain (Tidewater): VS.2b

Fall Line

Coastal Plain (Tidewater):

The Fall Line

Piedmont

Coastal Plain

This satellite image clearly shows the fall line. Can you see it?

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flat land

Coastal Plain (Tidewater): VS.2b

located near the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake

Bay

Coastal Plain (Tidewater):

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anti

c O

cean

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includes the Eastern Shore

Coastal Plain (Tidewater):

Atl

anti

c O

cean

Eastern Shore

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The Eastern Shore is a peninsula

bordered by the Chesapeake Bay to the west and

the Atlantic Ocean to the east.

Coastal Plain (Tidewater):

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anti

c O

cean

Eastern Shore

A peninsula is a piece of land bordered by water on three sides.

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east of the Fall Line

Coastal Plain (Tidewater):

Tide

wat

er

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Piedmont

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Piedmont: VS.2b

Fall Line

Piedmont:

The Fall Line

Piedmont

Coastal Plain

This satellite image clearly shows the fall line. Can you see it?

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rolling hills

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west of the Fall Line

Piedmont:

Pied

mon

t

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Piedmont:

means “land at the foot of the mountains”

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Blue Ridge Mountains

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Blue Ridge Mountains:

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old rounded mountains

Blue Ridge Mountains:

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Blue Ridge Mountains:

part of the Appalachian

mountain system

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Blue Ridge Mountains:

Piedmont

Ridge and Valley

Blue Ridge Mts

located between the Piedmont and the Valley

and Ridge regions

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source of many rivers

Blue Ridge Mountains:

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Valley and Ridge

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Valley and Ridge: VS.2b

Includes the Great Valley and Ridge and other valleys separated by

ridges

Valley and Ridge: VS.2b

Valley and Ridge:

part of the Appalachian

mountain system

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located west of the Blue Ridge Mountains

Valley and Ridge:

Blue Ridge Mts

Valley and Ridge

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Appalachian Plateau

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Appalachian Plateau: VS.2b

located in Southwest Virginia

Appalachian Plateau : VS.2b

A plateau is an area of elevated (up high)

land that is flat on top.

Appalachian Plateau : VS.2b

Appalachian Plateau :

only a small part of the plateau is located in

Virginia

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Products and

Industries of Virginia

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Coastal Plain (Tidewater): VS.10b

Coastal Plain (Tidewater):

Products

seafood

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Coastal Plain (Tidewater):

Products

peanuts

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Coastal Plain (Tidewater):

Industries

shipbuilding

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Coastal Plain (Tidewater):

Industries

tourism

Colonial Williamsburg

Busch Gardens

Coastal Plain (Tidewater):

Industries

military bases

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Piedmont: VS.10b

Piedmont:

Products

tobacco products

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Piedmont:

Products

information technology

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Piedmont:

Industries

federal and state government

state capitol

Capitol Building

Whitehouse

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Piedmont:

Industries

farming

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Piedmont:

Industries

horse industry

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Blue Ridge Mountains:

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Blue Ridge Mountains:

Products

apples

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Blue Ridge Mountains:

Industries

recreation

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Blue Ridge Mountains:

Industries

farming

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Valley and Ridge: VS.10b

Valley and Ridge:

Products

poultry

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Valley and Ridge:

Products

apples

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Valley and Ridge:

Products

dairy

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Valley and Ridge:

Products

beef

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Valley and Ridge:

Industries

farming

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Appalachian Plateau: VS.10b

Appalachian Plateau:

Products

coal

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Appalachian Plateau:

Industries

coal mining

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