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What are the characteristics of
the Coastal Plain?
1. Also known as Tidewater
2. Located near the Atlantic Ocean and the
Chesapeake Bay
3. Includes the Eastern Shore, a peninsula between
the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay
4. Flat land
5. East of the Fall Line
6. Major product: seafood
7. Major industries: shipbuilding, tourism, federal
military installations
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The Coastal Plain is east of the
Fall Line.
This satellite
image clearly
shows the fall
line. Can you
see it?
The Fall Line
Coastal Plain
Piedmont
Characteristics of the Coastal Plain
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The land is flat. There are many
waterways. There is easy access to the
Atlantic Ocean. People make their livings
from fishing, shipbuilding, US military
installations, shipping, and tourism.
This is what the Atlantic
Ocean looks like, right on
the beach.
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The Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Rivers in the Coastal Plain
are wide and flow slowly.
They empty into the
Chesapeake Bay. The place
where the river joins the
Chesapeake Bay, is the
mouth of the river.
Sunset on the mouth of the James
River at Newport News
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Many people make their living in
the shipping industry.
This is a freighter near the mouth of the James River in the Hampton
Roads area of Tidewater. A freighter carries manufactured goods and raw
materials to be sold.
Can you tell how big this freighter is?
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The Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Shipbuilding is an
important industry.
This is the Newport
News Shipyard, where
a huge ocean-going
ship is being built.
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Another major industry of the
Coastal Plain is federal military
installations.
A federal military
installation is
often called a
military base.
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A federal military installation belongs to the United States
government. The military includes the Army, Navy, Air
Force, Marines, and Coast Guard. Many people in the
Coastal Plain region work for the military.
Do you know someone who is in the military?
An air traffic controller
Cutting the ribbon for a new Navy base building
Seafood is the major product of the
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seafood. People fish for a living.
They sell their catch to seafood
companies that process, package,
and distribute the seafood. This
means many jobs for workers in the
Coastal Plain. Here we see shrimp
boats at the dock.
Do you like fish and shrimp? How about
oysters?
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The Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Many people make
their living from
tourism.
This is Virginia
Beach, where many
tourists go for
vacations.
Do you like to go to the beach?
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The Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
The Chesapeake Bay, in the Coastal Plain, borders
Virginia on the east.
Here is the Chesapeake
Bay Bridge Tunnel, which
connects Hampton Roads
with the Eastern Shore.
Is this a big bridge, or what!
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The Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
The Chesapeake Bay is a
source of seafood for
Virginia and the United
States. Water sports
contribute to the
economy of the region.
What is the name of this water sport?
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The Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Maryland
The Chesapeake
Bay is very large.
It is several miles
from one side to
the other. The bay
has 12,000 miles
of shoreline.
Virginia
Here
is
a
photo
of
the
Chesapeake
Bay,
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taken from a satellite.
The Chesapeake Bay
gets
very high waves,
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just
like
the ocean,
when the wind blows
hard.
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The James
River
The Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
The James River, in the coastal
plain, is the southernmost river
that empties into the
Chesapeake Bay. Huge
freighters can come up the
James River to the natural
barrier at the Fall Line.
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The Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
The York
River
The James River
The mouth of the York
River is north of the
James River, in the
Coastal Plain.
This is a bridge over the mouth of
the York River, at Yorktown.
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The Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
The mouth of the Rappahannock River
is in the Tidewater, or the Coastal
Plain, emptying its waters into the
Chesapeake Bay.
The Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
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Fredericksburg is an old city on the Rappahannock River, at
the Fall Line.
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The Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Washington, D.C.
Maryland
Potomac
River
Virginia
The mouth of the
Potomac River is also
located in Virginia’s
Coastal Plain. The
Potomac is Virginia’s
northernmost river. It
is a border of Virginia.
It divides Virginia
from Maryland and
from Washington, D.C.
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The Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
Alexandria, an old city, is located on the Potomac River. This is an
old painting of Alexandria in the old days of sailing ships.
Here is a
modern-day
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Alexandria,
on the
Potomac
River.
This river is really wide in the Coastal Plain, isn’t it?
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Here is a road
map of the
Eastern Shore.
See all the water?
There aren’t
many roads, are
there?
The Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
contains the Eastern Shore.
The Eastern Shore is
a peninsula. A
peninsula is a piece
of land that is
bordered on three
sides by water. A
peninsula sticks out
into the water.
Virginia’s Eastern Shore
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The Eastern
Shore is
bordered by
the
Chesapeake
Bay to the
west and the
Atlantic
Ocean to the
east.
The Eastern Shore gets its name because it is is the eastern
shore of the Chesapeake Bay.
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There are no major cities on the Eastern
Shore. People live in small towns and fish
for a living. Wildlife is plentiful, including
wild ponies.
Let’s
review
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the Coastal Plain:
•Also called Tidewater
•Flat land
•Location near the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay
•Includes the Eastern Shore, a peninsula east of the
Chesapeake Bay
•East of the Fall Line
•Product: seafood
•Industries: shipbuilding, tourism, federal military
installations
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Footbridge over
the Dan River in
Danville, VA
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What are the
characteristics of the
Piedmont?
1. Means “land at the foot of the
mountains”
2. Rolling hills
3. West of the fall line
4. Products: tobacco products
and information technology
5. Industries: technology, federal
and state government,
farming, and textiles
What city is this?
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The Piedmont region is between the Coastal
Plain and the Blue Ridge Mountains.
The
Piedmont Region is separated from
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the Coastal Plain by the Fall Line.
This satellite
image clearly
shows the fall
line. Can you
see it?
The Fall Line
Coastal Plain
Piedmont
The Fall Line got its name because
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that’s
are no waterfalls in the Coastal Plain
because the land is too flat. The land
rises sharply at the Fall Line. There are
small waterfalls in the Piedmont
because the Piedmont has hills for the
water to fall down. Waterfalls are bigger
in the mountains, because the
mountains are steeper and higher.
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Rapids are places in a river where
rocks and the downward slope of
the land make the river run very
fast. Rapids make the river
dangerous for boats. River traffic
cannot move past the rapids.
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This is the Rappahannock River, near Fredericksburg. See
the rocks in the river? You are looking at rapids on the
Fall Line, between the Coastal Plain and the Piedmont
regions.
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The Piedmont region is west of
the Fall Line.
Danville is
also west of
the Fall Line.
There are
rapids in the
Dan River.
Have you
seen them?
Fall
Line
Danville
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Piedmont means “land at the
this view,
foot of the mountains.” inFrom
the Piedmont,
you can see the
mountains. You
are at the foot, or
the bottom, of the
mountains.
Pied means foot. Mont means mountain.
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The Piedmont Region
has rolling hills.
Have you ridden your bike up and down
the Piedmont’s rolling hills? Which do
you like better, up or down?
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The Piedmont region is famous
for growing tobacco. Tobacco
is a major product of the
Piedmont.
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Information technology is another
product of the Piedmont.
Information technology means the
technology we use to get and send
information. Computers and satellites are
part of this industry. Many technology
companies are located in Northern Virginia.
What is this?
How is it part
of information
technology?
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Northern Virginia, in the Piedmont, is also
famous for federal government jobs.
Many northern Virginians work for the Federal government,
because Washington, D.C., our nation’s capital, is just across
the Potomac River. They go across the Potomac River every
day to work. There are also some federal government
buildings in northern Virginia itself, where Virginians are
employed. Federal government jobs are a major industry of
the Piedmont.
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Richmond is in the Piedmont. Many
people in Richmond work for the state
government. State government is a major
industry of the Piedmont.
Why is state
government a
major industry
of the
piedmont?
Virginia’s state capitol building, where state senators and delegates meet to
make our state’s laws.
Many people in the piedmont farm.
Farming is a major Piedmont industry.
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Have you ever helped to do farm
work? Is it easy or hard?
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Textiles are also a major industry of the
Piedmont. The textile industry is found
in and near Danville.
Here we see, on both
sides of the Dan River, the
factory buildings of Dan
River, Inc., Danville’s
textile mill. This picture
was taken about 50 years
ago, but some things still
look exactly the same. Do
you recognize anything in
this picture?
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This is a
postcard of
Lynchburg.
Do you
think the
card is old
or new?
Why do
you think
that?
Lynchburg is also in the
Piedmont region.
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Let’s review the Piedmont:
•Land at the foot of the mountains
•Rolling hills
•West of the Fall Line
•Products: tobacco products and information
technology
•Industries: technology, federal and state
government, farming, and textiles
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What are the characteristics of
the Blue Ridge Mountains?
1. Old, rounded mountains
2. Part of the Appalachian mountain
system
3. Located between the Piedmont
and the Valley and Ridge regions
4. Source of many rivers
5. Product: apples
6. Industry: recreation
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The Blue Ridge Mountains are
located between the Piedmont
and the Valley and Ridge Region.
Blue Ridge Mountains
Piedmont
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The Blue Ridge Mountains
are old, rounded mountains.
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The Blue Ridge Mountains are
part of the Appalachian
mountain system.
The
Appalachian
mountain
system
stretches
from Maine
to Georgia.
Recreation is a major business in the
Blue Ridge Mountains. People
come to drive on the Blue Ridge
Parkway and look at the beautiful
views.
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Have you
seen one of
Virginia’s
caverns?
Which one?
The Blue Ridge
Mountains are located
between the Piedmont
and the Valley and
Ridge regions.
Tourists come to the Blue
Ridge Mountains to see the
interesting underground
caverns there.
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Source:
The Blue Ridge Mountains are
the source of many rivers.
Trout fishing is
another
recreational
attraction that
brings tourists to
the Blue Ridge
Mountains. The
many streams
where the trout are
found, are sources
the beginning
of many of
Do you like fishing for recreation?
Virginia’s rivers.
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The major industry in the
Blue Ridge Mountains is
recreation.
Skiing is a
popular
recreation in the
Blue Ridge
Mountains. Ski
Resorts are part of
the tourist
industry.
Recreation
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brings many
tourists to the
Blue Ridge
Mountains.
People like to
hike the
mountain trails
and climb on the
rocks. This is
Natural Bridge,
which many
tourists come to
see.
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Apples are the major product
of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Workers climb ladders
to pick the apples at
harvest time in the
Blue Ridge
Mountains.
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Apples are the major product of
the Blue Ridge Mountains.
The apples
are packed in
wooden
crates and
shipped all
over the
world.
Do you eat apples from the Blue Ridge Mountains?
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Let’s review the
Blue Ridge Mountains:
•Old, rounded mountains
•Part of the Appalachian mountain system
•Located between the Piedmont and the Valley and
Ridge regions
•Source of many rivers
•Product: apples
•Industry: recreation
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What are the characteristics of
the Valley and Ridge Region?
Fog hangs over the valley, as the surrounding
ridges peek through the clouds.
The Valley and Ridge Region is west of
the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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The Valley and Ridge Region includes the Great
Valley of Virginia and other valleys separated
by ridges.
Water rushing over
rocks, tumbling
downhill, is a common
sight along the Valley
and Ridge Region’s
numerous creeks.
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The Valley and Ridge Region
contains the Great Valley
of Virginia and other valleys.
Roanoke is a major city in Virginia’s Valley and Ridge Region. Roanoke
grew because it became a railroad center.
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The Valley and Ridge Region
Another city of the Valley and
Ridge Region is Harrisonburg.
This is a bed and breakfast
hotel in Harrisonburg. Can you
see that the Valley and Ridge
Region gets quite a bit of snow
in the winter?
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Farming is the important industry in
the Shenandoah Valley, in the Valley
and Ridge Region.
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Poultry is an important farm product
in the Shenandoah Valley.
Chickens and turkeys are poultry.
Much of the chicken you eat is raised
in the Valley and Ridge.
What is this person holding?
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Apples are also an important farm
product of the Valley and Ridge.
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Let’s review
the Valley and Ridge:
•Includes the Great Valley of Virginia and other valleys
separated by ridges
•The Blue Ridge Mountains and the Valley and Ridge regions
are part of the Appalachian mountain system
•Located west of the Blue Ridge Mountains
•Products: poultry and apples
•Industry: farming
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What are the characteristics of
the Appalachian Plateau?
What is a
plateau?
A coal mining town in the Appalachian Plateau, around 1900
What is A plateau is an area of
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a
elevated (up high) land that
plateau? is flat on top.
Would you like to go four-wheeling in the Appalachian Plateau?
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The Appalachian Plateau is
located in southwest Virginia.
The Appalachian
Plateau extends
into other states,
like Kentucky and
Tennessee. Only a
small part of the
Appalachian
Plateau is in
Virginia.
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The major product of the
Appalachian Plateau is
coal.
This is what
coal looks
like. It is a
“seam” of
coal in
between
other rock.
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Here a coal seam
has caught fire and
burns in the
mountain.
Coal is a mineral found in the earth. It is like a
rock, but it will burn, giving off very hot heat.
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People used to use coal a lot to
heat their houses.
Today, however, its major use is
in coal-fired power plants,
where electricity is generated.
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The major product of the
Appalachian Plateau is coal.
This railroad car
will carry coal
from the mine to
the power plant.
Have you seen coal cars like this on the train tracks?
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The major product of the
Appalachian Plateau is coal.
Coal miners use
very heavy,
dangerous
equipment. You
have to be very
careful.
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The major industry of the
Appalachian Plateau is coal mining.
Here we see miners in the mine in 1901.
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The major industry of the Appalachian
Plateau is coal mining.
Inside a coal mine
today, a miner checks a
roof for safety. Why are
mines still very
dangerous today? Do
you see any safety
equipment?
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Let’s review the
Appalachian Plateau:
•Plateau: an area of elevated (high) land that is flat
on top
•Only a small part of the Appalachian Plateau is
located in Virginia
•Located in southwest Virginia
•Product: coal
•Industry: coal mining
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