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Tidewater Region

Piedmont RegionPiedmont Region

Ridge & Valley Region

Allegheny Plateau

- stretches from north and south along Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay

- flat and sandy lowland (coastal plain)

- divided by Chesapeake Bay into 2 main parts (Mainland and Eastern Shore)

Four major rivers divide the Tidewater Region’s Mainland into peninsulas.

Potomac River

Rappahannock River York RiverYork River

James River

The Tidewater’s most important example of wetland is the Great Dismal Swamp.

The Tidewater is divided into four peninsulas:

Eastern ShoreEastern Shore

Northern NeckNorthern Neck PeninsulaPeninsula

Middle PeninsulaMiddle Peninsula

The PeninsulaThe Peninsula

Virginia BeachVirginia Beach--most populated in Virginia

NorfolkNorfolk--major U.S. naval base

Newport NewsNewport News--ship building

JamestownJamestown--1st permanent English settlement and 1st Virginia capital

WilliamsburgWilliamsburg--2nd Virginia capital

-- largest largest regionregion-- between between

Tidewater Tidewater Region & Region & Blue Ridge Blue Ridge Mts.Mts.

-- has gently, has gently, rolling rolling hillshills-- a plateau a plateau

(large, (large, raised,raised, level piece level piece of land)of land)

-- means means “foot“foot of the of the mountain”mountain”

-- dividesdivides PiedmontPiedmont RegionRegion fromfrom Tidewater Tidewater RegionRegion

-- made ofmade of waterfalls waterfalls andand rapids rapids

There are four There are four important rivers important rivers in the Piedmontin the PiedmontRegion.Region.

Potomac RiverPotomac River

Rappahannock Rappahannock RiverRiver

James RiverJames River

Roanoke RiverRoanoke River

The The Fall LineFall Line was responsible was responsible for the growth for the growth of major cities.of major cities.

AlexandriaAlexandria

FredericksburgFredericksburg

RichmondRichmond ((state state capital)capital)PetersburgPetersburg

Many cities Many cities grew up on grew up on roads leading roads leading to gaps to gaps through thethrough the Blue Ridge Blue Ridge MountainsMountains..CharlottesvilleCharlottesville

LynchburgLynchburg

MartinsvilMartinsvillele

- - located west of located west of the Piedmont Regionthe Piedmont Region- - made up of mountains made up of mountains and valleysand valleys

The region is made of two main two main lineslines of mountainsof mountains which are part of a larger mountain system called the AppalachianAppalachian MountainsMountains.

Allegheny Allegheny MountainsMountains

Blue Ridge Blue Ridge MountainsMountains

The Great Valley of Virginia separatesthe Blue Ridge & Allegheny Mountains.

The Great Valley The Great Valley of Virginiaof Virginia

- - largest in the Great Valley- - located down its middle Massanutten Mountain and Shenandoah River

Shenandoah RiverShenandoah River

Massanutten MountainMassanutten Mountain

Four types of natural wonders arefound in the Ridge and Valley.

Natural Natural BridgeBridge

hot hot springssprings

Natural Chimneys

caves/cavernscaves/caverns

RoanokeRoanoke -- region’s region’s largestlargest

WinchesterWinchester -- oldest oldest in regionin region

StauntonStaunton

-- known also as Appalachian Plateauknown also as Appalachian Plateau

-- located in southwestern part of Virginia

-- no valleys as in Ridge and no valleys as in Ridge and Valley RegionValley Region

- - covered with forestscovered with forests

A A plateauplateau with an with an average elevation average elevation of 2,000 ft.of 2,000 ft.

Major coal deposits are mined in the Allegheny’s Southwest Virginia Coal Field.

Match the region with its geographic feature.TidewaterTidewater coal deposits

Piedmont coastal plain and Chesapeake Bay

Ridge & ValleyRidge & Valley rolling hills, rapids, and Fall Line

Allegheny PlateauAllegheny Plateau mountains, valleys, and caves

Gordon, Deanna and Peters, Gordon, Deanna and Peters, Norma.Norma.

Virginia USAVirginia USA, Silver Burdett , Silver Burdett Ginn, Ginn,

Needham, Maryland, 1997.Needham, Maryland, 1997.

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