Virginias Economic Resources

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Virginias Economic Resources

• What are the major products and industries of
  each region in Virginia that help Virginians make
  money?

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I. Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

• Products
• 1. Seafood

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I. Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

• Industries
• 1. Shipbuilding
• Newport News

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I. Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

• 2. Tourism
• Virginia Beach

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I. Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

• Federal military installations
• Norfolk Naval Base

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II. Piedmont

• Products
• 1. Tobacco products

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II. Piedmont

• Information technology
• Computers

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II. Piedmont

• Industries
• 1. Technology
• 2. Federal and State government
• General Assembly in Richmond Pentagon in
  Arlington

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II. Piedmont

• Farming
• Corn Tobacco Poultry

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II. Piedmont

• Textiles
• Cotton from the plant
• is manufactured into

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Blue Ridge Mountains

• Products
• 1. Apples

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III. Blue Ridge Mountains

• Industries
• 1. Recreation

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IV. Valley and Ridge

• Products
• 1. Poultry
• 2. Apples

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IV. Valley and Ridge

• Industries
• 1. Farming
• (agriculture)

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V. Appalachian Plateau

• Products
• 1. Coal
• Industries
• 2. Coal mining