Virginia's Regions

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Virginia's Regions
Created by Tammy Davis
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The Regions of Virginia
Tidewater Region
Piedmont Region
Ridge Valley Region
Allegheny Plateau
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- stretches from north and south along
Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay
Eastern Shore
- flat and sandy lowland (coastal plain)
Tidewater Region
Chesapeake Bay
- divided by Chesapeake Bay into 2 main parts
(Mainland and Eastern Shore)
Mainland
Atlantic Ocean
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Tidewater Rivers and Wetland
Four major rivers divide the Tidewater Regions
Mainland into peninsulas.
Potomac River
Rappahannock River
York River
James River
The Tidewaters most important example of wetland
is the Great Dismal Swamp.
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The Tidewater is divided into four peninsulas
Tidewater Peninsulas
Eastern Shore
Northern Neck Peninsula
Middle Peninsula
The Peninsula
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Williamsburg-2nd Virginia capital
Major Tidewater Cities
Jamestown-1st permanent English settlement
and 1st Virginia capital
Newport News-ship building
Norfolk-major U.S. naval base
Virginia Beach-most populated in Virginia
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- largest region
- between Tidewater Region Blue Ridge Mts.
- means foot of the mountain
Piedmont Region
Blue Ridge Mountains
- has gently, rolling hills
Tidewater Region
- a plateau (large, raised, level piece
of land)
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Fall Line
Fall Line
- divides Piedmont Region from
Tidewater Region - made of waterfalls
and rapids
Piedmont Region
Tidewater Region
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Piedmont Rivers
There are four important rivers in the
Piedmont Region.
Potomac River Rappahannock River James
River Roanoke River
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Piedmont Fall Line Cities
The Fall Line was responsible for the growth
of major cities.
Alexandria
Fredericksburg
Fall Line
Richmond (state capital)
Petersburg
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Many cities grew up on roads leading to gaps
through the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Piedmont Gap Cities
Blue Ridge Mountains
Charlottesville
Lynchburg
Martinsville
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Ridge Valley
- located west of the Piedmont Region -
made up of mountains and valleys
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Piedmont Region
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The region is made of two main lines of mountains
which are part of a larger mountain system called
the Appalachian Mountains.
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridges Valleys
Allegheny Mountains
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The Great Valley of Virginia separates the Blue
Ridge Allegheny Mountains.
The Great Valley of Virginia
The Great Valley
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- largest in the Great Valley
- located down its middle Massanutten Mountain
and Shenandoah River
Massanutten Mountain
Shenandoah River
Shenandoah Valley
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Virginia's Natural Wonders
Four types of natural wonders are found in the
Ridge and Valley.
caves/caverns


Natural Chimneys



hot springs


Natural Bridge
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Ridge Valley Cities
Winchester - oldest in region
Roanoke - regions largest
Staunton
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- known also as Appalachian Plateau - located in
southwestern part of Virginia - no valleys
as in Ridge and Valley Region - covered
with forests
Allegheny
A plateau with an average elevation of 2,000 ft.
Plateau
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Allegheny's Coal
Virginia's most important mineral resource
Major coal deposits are mined in the Alleghenys
Southwest Virginia Coal Field.
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Let's Review!
Match the region with its geographic feature.
Tidewater coal deposits Piedmont
coastal plain and
Chesapeake Bay Ridge Valley
rolling hills, rapids,
and Fall Line Allegheny Plateau
mountains, valleys,
and caves
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Resources
Gordon, Deanna and Peters, Norma. Virginia USA,
Silver Burdett Ginn, Needham, Maryland, 1997.
Criswell, Sara. Virginia, Harcourt Brace
Jovanovich, Inc., Chicago, Illinois,
1991. Marsh, Carole. Virginia Experience,
Gallopade International, 1999.