regions of virginia
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VS.2b. Regions of Virginia. VS.2b. VS.2b. Coastal Plain (Tidewater). Coastal Plain (Tidewater):. VS.2b. Coastal Plain (Tidewater):. VS.2b. This satellite image clearly shows the fall line. Can you see it?. Fall Line. The Fall Line. Coastal Plain. Piedmont. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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):
Atlan
tic O
cean
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includes the Eastern Shore
Coastal Plain (Tidewater):
Atlan
tic 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):
Atlan
tic 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
Piedmont: VS.2b
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
seafoodVS.10b
Coastal Plain (Tidewater):
Products
peanutsVS.10b
Coastal Plain (Tidewater):
Industries
shipbuildingVS.10b
Coastal Plain (Tidewater):
Industries
tourism
Colonial Williamsburg
Busch Gardens
Coastal Plain (Tidewater):
Industries
military basesVS.10b
Piedmont: VS.10b
Piedmont:
Products
tobacco productsVS.10b
Piedmont:
Products
information technologyVS.10b
Piedmont:
Industries
federal and state government
state capitol
Capitol Building
Whitehouse
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Piedmont:
Industries
farmingVS.10b
Piedmont:
Industries
horse industryVS.10b
Blue Ridge Mountains:
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Blue Ridge Mountains:
Products
applesVS.10b
Blue Ridge Mountains:
Industries
recreationVS.10b
Blue Ridge Mountains:
Industries
farmingVS.10b
Valley and Ridge: VS.10b
Valley and Ridge:
Products
poultryVS.10b
Valley and Ridge:
Products
applesVS.10b
Valley and Ridge:
Products
dairyVS.10b
Valley and Ridge:
Products
beefVS.10b
Valley and Ridge:
Industries
farmingVS.10b
Appalachian Plateau: VS.10b
Appalachian Plateau:
Products
coalVS.10b
Appalachian Plateau:
Industries
coal miningVS.10b