Vocabulary
Regions
Growing and changing
Virginia's future
100
a group of people from the same country, race or background
What is ethnic group
100
This region is known for technology and robotics
What is piedmont region
100
the spread of urban areas and the growth of centers of businesses and shopping
What is urban spawl
100
uses computers to store and analyze facts and numbers
What is information technology
200
spread of cities
What is urbanization
200
this region is known for peanuts and shipbuilding.
What is coastal plain
200
What is the telework!va program?
What is allows businesses to let people work from home to reduce pollution
200
Where is NASA Langley Research Center and Jefferson Labs located?
What is Hampton Roads/ Virginia Beach
300
an area of land that drains into rivers or water
What is watershed.
300
this region is known for coal
What is Appalachain Plateau
300
How many states are included in the Chesapeake Bay watershed?
What is 6
300
What is Virginia's top export?
What is tobacco.
400
an economic system in which people can start and run their own businesses with little government control
What is free enterprise
400
This region is known for lumber and apples
What is valley and ridge
400
Many immigrants today are coming from which ethnic group?
What is Asian and hispanic
400
This system links computers to the worldwide network
What is internet
500
a natural material that is used to make parts for electronic devices
What is silicon
500
this region is known for trucking and interstate 81
What is Blue Ridge Region
500
List 2 ways the book explains how we can help reduce pollution
What is HOV lanes, working from home, carpooling, regulates bay water, mass transit/metro
500
The state's highways and railways transport what kind of materials to factories and markets?
What is raw materials.
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