Virginias Economic Growth

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Virginias Economic Growth
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Transportation

• How are raw materials like
• moved to factories
• to be manufactured
• into finished
• products like
• and then
• moved to
• markets?

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Transportation System

• Highways
• 2. Railroads
• 3. Air transportation (airplanes)

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Exports

• Exports are products that are shipped from
  Virginia to other parts of the United States and
  foreign countries.

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Exports (exit VA)

• Virginia EXPORTS or sends out agricultural
  products to other states like
  
• tobacco poultry
• and manufactured products like ships
• and of course, coal!

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Industries

• Communications
• Technology

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Industries

• TOURISM
• Mountains Beaches Historical Places

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Federal Government

• The Federal Government has a significant impact
  on VAs economy because many federal workers live
  and/or work in Virginia.