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Virginia

Introducing Virginia

Virginia has 5 different regions and they are. . .

• Coastal Plain • • • • Piedmont Blue Ridge Valley & Ridge Appalachian Plateau

Different Regions

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Coastal Plain Piedmont Blue Ridge mountains Valley & Ridge Appalachian Plateau Coastal Plain

The Coastal Plain is a large area of flat or gently rolling land that is bordered by a large area of water. The piedmont region is mostly made up of rolling hills. The Blue Ridge mountains consist of narrow string of thick forested mountains. The Valley and Ridge mountains are the most rugged of all .

Natural Resources

Natural Resources

are materials found in nature that can be used by people.

• Virginia's main natural resources are:

coal stone gravel

Climate

Virginia's location , climate, & natural resources are what makes it so attractive. Temperatures are warmer near the Atlantic Ocean, & colder near the Blue Ridge. Virginia receives at least 40 inches of rain each year. With all this rain it makes it very easy to grow crops.

Coastal Plain

Location and Climate

Coastal Plain is the large area of flat land in eastern Virginia. it borders the Atlantic Ocean and includes the Chesapeake Bay. The climate in Coastal Plain is temperate. Summers in the region are humid. Winters are mild.

Natural Resource / Geological History

The key of natural resources is water. Water makes industries like fishing, shipping, and tourism able. The biggest river in the Coastal Plain is the Potomac.Water is important because they use it for some many the like transportation.

Industry Harbors, ports, and military.

Several port cities surround the harbor at ham roads, and each has an important history ship- related .

Industry (related to Seafood and farming)

Seafood is harvested from both the bay and the Atlantic Ocean by people living in small fishing villages on the Eastern Shore. The Eastern Shore peninsula, is mainly an agricultural region. The mild climate and sandy soil is good for growing vegetables. Farmers raise over 60 kinds of vegetables and fruits there. Farmers in rural areas in Hampton Roads produce peanuts, cotton, vegetables, and grains. Nurseries grow plants, shrubs, trees, and flowers shipped to the East Coast

Piedmont Region !

Piedmont is a plateau located in the eastern USA.

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Piedmont Region

Some of Virginia's largest artificial lakes have been built in the Piedmont Region.

Some of the water in Lake Gaston is used for industry and irrigation.

Natural Resources

The fall line for the piedmont region contains rivers that flow toward the Chesapeake bay. These rivers are the James River, York River, Potomac River, and Rappahannock River. A fall line is a barrier to travel by river west during colonial times.

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Industry(energy/business)

They have power water mills from fast rivers textile mills were built in towns coal, oil, and nuclear power is used to make electricity today, in the past, they have used water.

Blue Ridge Mountains

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Geological History The Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia start at the Potomac River in the northeast.

The highest mountains in Virginia are in this region.

The Blue Ridge Mountains are more than 4,000 feet above sea level.

Mount Rogers, at 5,719 feet.

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Transportation

~ • • Stopped colonist from moving west for more than 100 years, mountain ridges and rough for wagons and horses to cross Lands west of the Blue Ridge Mountains (BRM) were mostly settled from the North and through the difficult ways to cross the BRM it was easier for people that lived in lets go the valleys to arrive from the North

Industry (Cities)

-Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami, Tampa, and etc are cities of the Blue Ridge Mountains. They used land for grazing, farming and lumber - The chestnut tree was very valuable, the bark was used to soften leather.

- Chestnut trees were mainly built at the foot of the mountains.

Industry(Natural/Park System)

They used land for grazing , farming and lumber the chestnut tree was valuable the material was used to soften the land became very valuable but in 1915 things got worse

Valley & Ridge

Topography and Geology The Valley and Ridge region has many hills and long ridges with valleys between them. The land in this region used to be covered by water. Fossils made limestone which dissolves easily which caused many sinkholes in this region. The land is fertile and the weather doesn't change much. During the summer the weather is around seventy six degrees fahrenheit. During the winter the temperature is around the mid thirties because of the abundant amount of snow. Rarely in this region does the temperature becomes zero degrees fahrenheit.

Transportation

The Valley & Ridge has had an important travel route since prehistory. Early European settlers used the the Great valley by traveling south, among the Shenandoah River. Settlers from Pennsylvania brought their families in simple carts and carriages. They followed the old Native American trail and it was called the Great Warrior Path..

Industry

Railroads are a big part of the success of their industries after the Civil War. Agriculture and business grew because of railroads.Small towns grew around factories that made clothing, furniture, etc. Railroads take raw materials to these towns and then bring products to the people in the towns back to the stores.

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mportance of higher ED

• • There were MANY COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS IN THE VALLEY AND RIDGE REGION. BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA, IN THE NEW RIVER VALLEY, james madison university and the eastern mennonite university are are in harrisonburg, and lexington is home two colleges.

Appalachian Plateau

Geological History

• • • The Appalachian Plateau is made of gaps, ridges, and valleys that extend out into a plateau towards Kentucky and Tennessee.

The Appalachian Plateau used to be a swamp, causing plants to become squashed between sand and rock, creating fossil fuels.

Large amounts of coal can be found in the Appalachian Plateau region.

Coal-Creation/Location/Who worked with it

Creation • Land was swampy. Plants were buried under layers of sand and rock Location • Appalachian Plateau (Virginia) Who worked with it • The Southwest Improvement Company

Coal- Where VA stands in exports

• • Virginia's transportation system moves raw materials to factories and finished products to markets.

Trains still move materials to markets.

Other Industry and Transportation In Region

• • The appalachian plateau region is also home to lumber and agricultural industries.

Virginia's modern interstate transportation system connects the Appalachian plateau to the states other region.

THE RESOURCE DATA IN V.A

Where does VA rank in nuclear power?

Virginia's nuclear power plants provided 38% of the net electricity generation in 2011.

What role does Hydroelectric energy play in Virginia?

It doesn't play a big role because only 14.6 btu of Hydroelectric Power is Consumed; Compared to the Net Interstate flow of electricity 534.8 btu= unit of electricity.

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What role does Biomass energy play in Virginia?

In 2011, 5.1% of VA's net electricity generation came from renewable energy.

Over half of that was energy biomass.

What are some other things that VA's doing to encourage renewable use of renewable resources?

• Virginia's RPS (Renewable Portfolio Standard) encourages investors to obtain a piece of electricity sold in Virginia from renewable resources.

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