Awesome Virginia Regions

Ms. Querry’s class

TIDEWATER TRUTHTIDEWATER TRUTH

JUAN,ELIZABETH,HANNAH,JUAN,ELIZABETH,HANNAH,

ZULEIKA,TYMESHAZULEIKA,TYMESHA

TIDEWATER TIDEWATER

The rivers are James, Rappahannock, The rivers are James, Rappahannock, York, and Potomac. Some cities are York, and Potomac. Some cities are Hampton, Norfolk, and Portsmouth. Hampton, Norfolk, and Portsmouth. Tidewater is part of the Eastern Tidewater is part of the Eastern Shore. The language Indians spoke in Shore. The language Indians spoke in this region is Algonquian.this region is Algonquian.

RESOURCESRESOURCES

• SeafoodSeafood

• TobaccoTobacco

• ShipsShips

INTERESTING TIDEWATER INTERESTING TIDEWATER FACTSFACTS

• RIVER:JAMES,RAPPARIVER:JAMES,RAPPA-HANNOCK,YORK, -HANNOCK,YORK, POTOMAC.POTOMAC.

• SOME CITIES ARE SOME CITIES ARE HAMPTON,NORFOLHAMPTON,NORFOLK,AND K,AND PORTSMOUTHPORTSMOUTH

• THE LOWEST POINT THE LOWEST POINT IS SEA LEVEL.IS SEA LEVEL.

Great Piedmont

Jonatan,Robert,Jenny,Catherine

Natalie

Cool Piedmont Our region is the

piedmont. The piedmont is west of the fall line. The piedmont is the biggest region of Virginia. The piedmont

has rolling hills.

The important Resources Tobacco Corn lumber

Very Cool Facts The piedmont is east

of the Blue Ridgemountains

The Piedmont is west of the fall line

The Piedmont is the biggest ridge

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COOL BLUE RIDGE COOL BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINSMOUNTAINS

AMAZIA,DANNY,IAN,HARRIS AMAZIA,DANNY,IAN,HARRIS

MADELINEMADELINE

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THE DESCRIPTIONTHE DESCRIPTION

The Blue Ridge mountains is The Blue Ridge mountains is located west of the fall and located west of the fall and the piedmont region. The the piedmont region. The mountains are old rounded mountains are old rounded mountains. The mountains are mountains. The mountains are from 250 millon years ago. from 250 millon years ago. Mountains Rodgers is in my Mountains Rodgers is in my region. The blue ridge region. The blue ridge mountains is the source of mountains is the source of many rivers.many rivers.

Amazing resources Amazing resources

ApplesApples Bedroom Bedroom

communitiescommunities RecreationRecreation

Cool FactsCool Facts

Mount Rogers is in Mount Rogers is in this region.this region.

A lot of apples are A lot of apples are grown in this region.grown in this region.

The Great Valley and Ridge

Emoni, Mayra,Tony, DeAngelo

Descriptions

The valley and ridge is a great region to study about Mountains and valleys. It has caverns, and fertile soil is the life of valley and ridge. The Valley and Ridge has the Great Valley of Virginia.

The great resources

• Poultry • Chicken • Apple • Fruit

Cool Facts

• The rivers in the region are the Shenandoah and the mouth of the James.

• Shenandoah Valley in Indian means “dark eye daughter of the stars.”

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The Amazing Appalachian The Amazing Appalachian PlateauPlateau

Je’keah,Dulce,Joyce Je’keah,Dulce,Joyce

Amazing DescriptionAmazing Description

• Appalachian plateau is a high plateau. The Appalachian Plateau does not have a lot of cities there. The Indians that lived their spoke Iroquoian. The industries in the Appalachian Plateau is coal mining. The Appalachian Plateau has mountains but is flat on the top.

Natural ResourcesNatural Resources

• High elivated land• Flat on top of

mountains• Lots of forests

Interesting FactsInteresting Facts

• Some parts of the plateau exhibit is strongly dissected by steam erosion and the topography is rugged.

• In Virginia the southwestern portion of the state is part of Appalachian Plateau province.

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Map of Appalachian plateauMap of Appalachian plateau