Tidewater Region: An Overview

Slide1Created by Tammy Davis

Slide2 Tidewater  Region     Piedmont  Piedmont  Region Region   Ridge  &  Valley  Region Allegheny  Plateau

Slide3 - 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)

Slide4Four major riversdivide the Tidewater Region’s Mainland into peninsulas.    Potomac  River   Rappahannock  River   York  York  River River   James  River The Tidewater’s most important example of  wetland is the  Great Dismal Swamp .

Slide5The Tidewater isdivided into four peninsulas: Eastern  Eastern  Shore Shore Northern  Neck Northern  Neck       Peninsula       Peninsula Middle  Peninsula Middle  Peninsula The  Peninsula The  Peninsula

Slide6Virginia Beach - Virginia  Beach - most populated in Virginia Norfolk - Norfolk - major U.S. naval base Newport  News - Newport  News - ship building Jamestown - Jamestown - 1st   permanent English   settlement and   1st Virginia capital Williamsburg - Williamsburg - 2nd   Virginia capital

Slide7-largest  region -   largest  region - between Tidewater Region  &  Blue Ridge  Mts. -   between Tidewater Region  &  Blue Ridge  Mts. - has  gently, rolling  hills -   has  gently, rolling  hills - a  plateau -   a  plateau    (large,  raised,    (large,  raised,    level  piece    level  piece    of  land)    of  land) - means  “foot -   means  “foot    of  the    of  the    mountain”    mountain”

Slide8--    divides   divides   Piedmont Piedmont           Region   Region   from from           Tidewater Tidewater           Region Region -   -   made  made  of of           waterfalls waterfalls           and   and   rapids rapids

Slide9There are  four There  are  four important  rivers important  rivers in  the  Piedmont in  the  Piedmont Region. Region. Potomac  Potomac  River River Rappahannock Rappahannock             River River James  James  River River Roanoke  Roanoke  River River

Slide10The Fall  Line The  Fall  Line was  responsible was  responsible for  the  growth for  the  growth of  major  cities. of  major  cities. Alexandria Alexandria Fredericksburg Fredericksburg Richmond Richmond     ( state  capital)     ( state  capital) Petersburg Petersburg

Slide11Many cities grew  up  on roads  leading to  gaps  through the Blue  Ridge Mountains . Many  cities grew  up  on roads  leading to  gaps  through the   Blue  Ridge Mountains . Charlottesville Charlottesville Lynchburg Lynchburg Martinsville Martinsville

Slide12- located  west  of -  located  west  of       the  Piedmont  Region       the  Piedmont  Region -  made  up  of  mountains -  made  up  of  mountains       and  valleys       and  valleys

Slide13two main  lines of  mountains Appalachian Mountains The region is made of  two  main  lines of  mountains  which are part of a larger mountain system called the Appalachian   Mountains . Allegheny Allegheny Mountains Mountains Blue  Ridge Blue  Ridge Mountains Mountains

Slide14The Great Valley of Virginia separates the  Blue Ridge  &  Allegheny Mountains . The  Great  Valley The  Great  Valley of  Virginia of  Virginia

Slide15- -  largest in the Great Valley -  -  located down its middle  Massanutten     Mountain  and  Shenandoah River Shenandoah  River Shenandoah  River Massanutten  Mountain Massanutten  Mountain

Slide16Four types of natural wonders arefound in the Ridge and Valley. Natural Natural Bridge Bridge hot hot springs springs Natural  Chimneys caves/caverns caves/caverns

Slide17Roanoke  -   region’s Roanoke   -   region’s              largest              largest Winchester   -   oldest Winchester   -   oldest                  in  region                  in  region Staunton Staunton

Slide18--   known  known  also  also  as  as  Appalachian  Appalachian  Plateau Plateau - -   located  in  southwestern  part       of  Virginia - -   no  no  valleys  valleys  as  as  in  in  Ridge  Ridge  and and             Valley  Valley  Region Region -  -  covered  covered  with  with  forests forests A  plateau   with  an A  plateau   with  an average  elevation average  elevation of  2,000  ft. of  2,000  ft.

Slide19Major coal  deposits are mined in the  Allegheny’s Southwest Virginia Coal Field .

Slide20Match the region with its geographic feature.Tidewater Tidewater                  coal  deposits Piedmont                 coastal  plain  and                               Chesapeake  Bay Ridge  Ridge  &  &  Valley Valley            rolling  hills,  rapids,                               and  Fall  Line Allegheny  Allegheny  Plateau Plateau         mountains,  valleys,                               and  caves

Slide21Gordon, Deanna  and  Peters,  Norma. Gordon,  Deanna  and  Peters,  Norma. Virginia  USA ,  Silver  Burdett  Ginn, Virginia  USA ,  Silver  Burdett  Ginn, Needham,  Maryland,  1997. Needham,  Maryland,  1997. Criswell, Sara.  Virginia , Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, 1991. Marsh, Carole.   Virginia Experience , Gallopade International, 1999.