Describe the location of the 5 surrounding states of Virginia and the bodies of water by using the terms:

“next to”, “near”, “bordering”, north, northeast, northwest, south, southeast, southwest, east and west.

Many early Virginia cities developed along the Fall Line, the natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions where the landrises sharply and where the waterfalls prevent further travel on the river. Fall Line: The natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river

Fall Line: natural border between the Tidewater Region and the Piedmont Region. Waterfalls prevent further travel

Coastal Plain: another name for the Tidewater Region

Flat land

Products:

seafood peanuts

Industries:

shipbuilding

military

bases

tourism

Industries:

location:• east of the Fall Line

• near the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay

• includes the Eastern Shore

location:• west of the Fall Line

Fall Line: natural border between the Tidewater Region and the Piedmont Region. Waterfalls prevent further travel

Piedmont: land at the foot of the mountains

rolling hills

Products:

tobacco

products

information

technology

farming horse industry

federal and state government

Industries:

location:• between the Piedmont

•and Valley and Ridge

Land:•old rounded mountains •part of the Appalachian Mountain System•source of many rivers

farming

Industries:

recreation

apples

Products:

location:•West of the Blue Ridge

Mountains

Land:•part of the Appalachian Mountain System•includes the Great Valley of Virginia •includes other valleys and ridges

apples

Products:

poultry

dairy beef

farming

Products:

location:•southwest Virginia

Land: Plateau•area of elevated (raised) land that is flat on top•only a small part of the plateau is in Virginia

coal

Products:

coal

mining

Industries:

-Provided transportation linksbetween Virginia and otherplaces (e.g., Europe, Africa,Caribbean)

– Provided a safe harbor– Was a source of food andtransportation

– Located in the Coastal Plain(Tidewater) region– Shallow natural lakesurrounded by the Dismal Swamp

- Located in the Coastal Plain(Tidewater) region– Wide variety of wildlife- Early settlement patterns in the region were shaped by the Dismal Swamp.