Coastal Plain
What is one of the products of the Coastal Plains?
Cotton, peanuts, soybeans, seafood
What is one of the products of the Piedmont region?
Textiles, tobacco, cotton, corn
What is the main product of the Blue Ridge region?
Apples
What is one of the products of the Valley and Ridge?
Poultry, apples, dairy, beef
What is the main product of the Blue Ridge region?
Coal
What is one of the industries in the Coastal Plains?
Shipbuilding, fishing, military
What is one of the industries in the Piedmont region?
Farming, horses, government
What is the main industry in the Blue Ridge?
Tourism
What is the main industry in the Valley and Ridge?
Farming
What is the main industry in the Appalachian Plateau region?
Coal mining
What 2 bodies of water are the Coastal Plains next to?
Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean
What natural border separates the Piedmont region and the Coastal Plains?
The Fall Line
Where did the Blue Ridge region get its name?
From the Blue Ridge Mountains that look blue from a distance.
True or false: The Valley and Ridge is the largest region in Virginia.
False, the Piedmont region is the largest.
True or false: The Appalachian Plateau is the smallest region in Virginia.
True
What kind of land does the Coastal Plains have?
Low, flat land
What kind of land does the Piedmont region have?
Low plateau with rolling plains, many rivers and streams, rolling hills and valleys
What kind of land does the Blue Ridge have?
Mountainous and forest covered
What kind of land does the Valley and Ridge have?
Hills and long ridges with valleys between them
What kind of land does the Appalachian Plateau region have?
Raised, flat plateau
What are the 4 major rivers in Virginia that begin in the Coastal Plains region?
Potomac, Rappahannock, York, James
Piedmont is a French word that means what?
Foot of the mountain
True or false: The soil in the Blue Ridge regions makes it great for farming.
False, it has rocky soil. Not great for farming, but great for trees and animals
What is a valley and what is a ridge?
Valley: a low area between hills and mountains
Ridge: small mountain ranges
What 2 states border the Appalachian Plateau region?
Kentucky and Tennessee