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Describe the location of the 5 surrounding states of Virginia
and the bodies of water by using the terms:
“next to”, “near”, “bordering”, north, northeast, northwest,
south, southeast, southwest, east and west.
Many early Virginia cities developed along the Fall
Line, the natural border between the Coastal Plain
(Tidewater) and Piedmont regions where the land
rises sharply and where the waterfalls prevent
further travel on the river.
Fall Line: The natural border between the Coastal
Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions, where
waterfalls prevent further travel on the river
Fall Line: natural border
between the Tidewater Region and
the Piedmont Region. Waterfalls
prevent further travel
Flat land
Coastal Plain:
another name
for the Tidewater Region
Products:
seafood
peanuts
Industries:
military
shipbuilding
bases
tourism
location:
• east of the Fall Line
• near the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay
• includes the Eastern Shore
location:
• west of the Fall Line
Fall Line: natural border
between the Tidewater Region and
the Piedmont Region. Waterfalls
prevent further travel
Piedmont:
the mountains
land at the foot of
rolling hills
Products:
tobacco
information
products
technology
Industries:
farming
horse
industry
federal and
state
government
location:
• between the Piedmont
•and Valley and Ridge
Land:
•old rounded mountains
•part of the Appalachian Mountain
System
•source of many rivers
Industries:
farming
Products:
apples
recreation
location:
•West of the Blue Ridge
Mountains
Land:
•part of the Appalachian Mountain
System
•includes the Great Valley of
Virginia
•includes other valleys and ridges
Products:
apples
poultry
dairy
beef
Products:
farming
location:
•southwest Virginia
Land: Plateau
•area of elevated (raised) land that
is flat on top
•only a small part of the plateau is in
Virginia
Products:
coal
Industries:
coal
mining
-Provided transportation links
between Virginia and other
places (e.g., Europe, Africa,
Caribbean)
– Provided a safe harbor
– Was a source of food and
transportation
– Located in the Coastal Plain
(Tidewater) region
– Shallow natural lake
surrounded by the Dismal Swamp
- Located in the Coastal Plain
(Tidewater) region
– Wide variety of wildlife
- Early settlement patterns in the
region were shaped by the Dismal
Swamp.