Info for the CS - Surry County Maps handout

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General info on the left side should be written in the box, info on the map should be drawn on the map.

General Information

43,000 mi² / 111,000 km²

^{Capitol - Richmond}

^{S= Surry}

^{Bordered by 5 States and Washington, D.C.}

^{Adjacent to Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean}

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KY

TN

MD

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DC

NC

Richmond

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Provinces and Resources

5 Physiographic Provinces

1. Appalachian Plateau
2. Ridge and Valley
3. Blue Ridge
4. Piedmont
5. Coastal Plain

Resources-

1. Coal (1)
2. Stone (2, 3, 4)
3. Sand, Gravel, Titanium (5)

1 2 3 4 5

Rivers & Watersheds

1. Chesapeake Bay
1. Potomac, Rappahannock, York and James
2. Gulf of Mexico
1. New River, Big Sandy & Cumberland
3. Albemarle Sound
1. Roanoke, Blackwater

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2

3

Biomes

Temperate Deciduous Biome (4 seasons, trees lose leaves)

• Mixed hardwood (oak/hickory) and softwoods (pine)
• River systems, swamps, and coastal wetlands

Estuary - Chesapeake Bay (brackish)

Coastal Ocean

1 National Park

21 National/Historic Sites

34 State Parks

17 State Forests

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Coastal Wetland

Rivers

Swamps

Woodlands

Woodlands

Woodlands

Woodlands

Woodlands

Woodlands

Geography - Human Population

Population 8,800,000 (2024 est)

63% white, 20% black, 9% hisp/Lat, 7% Asian

1. Richmond
2. NoVa
3. Hampton Roads
4. Harrisonburg
5. Charlottesville
6. Roanoke
7. Blacksburg

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3

4

5

6

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Geography - Transportation

Major Highways (95, 81, 66, 64, 85) with secondary roads

Train - similar to highways, but with lots of traffic to Hampton Roads to SHIPPING TERMINALS

Airports - DC (2), Richmond, Norfolk, Roanoke and other smaller

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81

81

95

95

66

64

85

Geography - Industry/Employment

1. NoVa - Government, High Tech
2. H.Roads - Military, Transport, Shipbuilding
3. Richmond - Government, Banking, Industry
4. App. Plat.- Mining

Across the state:

- Farming, Forestry

- Industry and Manufacturing

- Fishing

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3

2

4

Geography - Hazards/Threats

Natural-

Hurricanes

Coastal Flooding

Minor earthquakes

Tornadoes

Man-made-

Pollution (sediments, nutrients, trash, industrial)

Nuclear (*2* on map)