Five Regions of Virginia

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Coastal Plain (Tidewater)

- Flat land - Location near Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay (includes Eastern Shore) - East of the Fall Line

Valley and Ridge

- Includes the Great Valley of Virginia and other valleys separated by ridges - Located west of Blue Ridge Mountains, which are part of the Appalachian Mountain system - Includes the Cumberland Gap

Appalachian Plateau

- Located in Southwest Virginia - Only a small part of the plateau is located in Virginia, near the Kentucky and West Virginia borders

Blue Ridge Mountains

- Old, rounded mountains - Part of the Appalachian Mountain system - Located between the Piedmont and Valley and Ridge regions - Source of many rivers

Piedmont

- Rolling hills at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains - Located between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) Region and Blue Ridge Mountains - West of the Fall Line

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