1. Virginia's

2. GEOGRAPHY

4. Virginia is located in North America.
Virginia's LOCATION

5. Virginia is located in the United States.

6. Virginia

7. 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.

8. Maryland
West Virginia
Chesapeake Bay
Kentucky
Atlantic Ocean
Tennessee
North Carolina

9. Mustard
Maryland
With
West Virginia
Ketchup
Kentucky NW NE
Tastes
Tennessee SW SE
Nasty
North Carolina

11. 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

13. 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

14. Industries:
Industries:
military
bases
shipbuilding
tourism

15. location: Tidewater Region east of the Fall Line
near the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay
includes the Eastern Shore
Tidewater Region

16. 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

17. Products:
information
technology
tobacco
products

19. Industries:
horse industry
farming
federal and state government

20. 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

22. Industries:
farming
recreation
Products:
apples

23. 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

24. Products:
apples
poultry
dairy
beef

25. Products:
farming

27. 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

28. Products:
Industries:
coal
mining
coal

30. P R C Y J A D

31. Water Features

32. 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
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33. 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