Virginia's
GEOGRAPHY
Virginia is located in North America. Virginia's LOCATION
Virginia is located in the United States.
Virginia
States Surrounding Virginia THINK REMEMBER 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.
Maryland West Virginia Chesapeake Bay Kentucky Atlantic Ocean Tennessee North Carolina
Mustard Maryland With West Virginia Ketchup Kentucky NW NE Tastes Tennessee SW SE Nasty North Carolina
Fall Line Appalachian Plateau Valley and Ridge Blue Ridge Piedmont 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 Blue Ridge Piedmont Tidewater Regions of Virginia
Products: seafood peanuts Fall Line: natural border between the Tidewater Region and the Piedmont Region. Waterfalls prevent further travel Coastal Plain: another name for the Tidewater Region Flat land Products: seafood peanuts
Industries: Industries: military bases shipbuilding tourism
location: Tidewater Region east of the Fall Line near the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay includes the Eastern Shore Tidewater Region
location: Piedmont Region rolling hills west of the Fall Line rolling hills Fall Line: natural border between the Tidewater Region and the Piedmont Region. Waterfalls prevent further travel Piedmont: land at the foot of the mountains Piedmont Region
Products: information technology tobacco products
Industries: horse industry farming federal and state government
Blue Ridge Mountains Region location: between the Piedmont and Valley and Ridge Land: old rounded mountains part of the Appalachian Mountain System source of many rivers Blue Ridge Mountains Region
Industries: farming recreation Products: apples
Valley and Ridge Region 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 Valley and Ridge Region
Products: apples poultry dairy beef
Products: farming
Appalachian Plateau Region 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 Appalachian Plateau Region
Products: Industries: coal mining coal
P R C Y J A D
Water Features
These four rivers flow into the Chesapeake Bay. REMEMBER Please Potomac River: Alexandria Remove Rappahannock River: Fredericksburg Your York River: Yorktown Jacket James River: Jamestown and Richmond THINK
Lake Drummond Atlantic Ocean Dismal Swamp Chesapeake Bay – Located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region – Shallow natural lake surrounded by the Dismal Swamp -Provided transportation links between Virginia and other places (e.g., Europe, Africa, Caribbean) Dismal Swamp Chesapeake Bay - Located in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region – Wide variety of wildlife - Early settlement patterns in the region were shaped by the Dismal Swamp. – Provided a safe harbor – Was a source of food and transportation