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VirginiaBy: Magin Reed, Molly Rast, Travis Snyder
Business PresentationsOctober 15th, 2013
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Table of Contents❏ Basic Information❏ History❏ Geography❏ State Information
(State Information cont.)
❏ Tourism❏ Famous People❏ Climate
❏ Major Industries❏ Natural Resources❏ Major Cities❏ Colleges❏ Summary ❏ Sources
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Basic Information✓ Website: http://www.virginia.org/✓ Population: approx. 8,001,024
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History of Virginia
■ Jamestown, Virginia■ First English settlement■ Statehood: July 25th, 1788■ http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=1
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Geographical Size & Location
❖ Total area of Virginia is 40,767 sq mi.
❖ 36th largest state
❖ Bordered by West Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky.
❖ It can be divided into 5 different geographicalregions.
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State Information!
★ State Capitol: Richmond
★ State Motto: “Thus Always to Tyrants”
Virginia State Flag
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State Information Continued
★ State Flower: Cornus Florida★ State Bird: Cardinal★ State Animal: Virginia Big-Eared Bat★ State Nickname(s): Old Dominion, Mother
of all Presidents, Mother of States.
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Tourist Attractions○ Virginia Beach○ Busch Gardens○ Arlington National Cemetery ○ Kings Dominion○ Colonial Williamsburg
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Famous People From Virginia
William Clark James Monroe
William H Harrison Thomas Sumter
Thomas Jefferson Zachary Taylor
James Madison Nat Turner
John Tyler George Washington
Woodrow Wilson Booker T. Washington
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Climate!
Climate in Virginia is considered mild to other parts on the United States. The climate is a humid, subtropical climate.
Severe weather like tornadoes, tropical cyclones, and winter storms occur on a regular basis.
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Major industries!➢ Poultry➢ Dairy cattle➢ Corn➢ Tobacco➢ Shipbuilding➢ Tourism➢ Federal and military installations
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Natural Resources
● Minerals
● Coal
● Turquoise
● Spessarite
This is Turquoise
This is Spessarite
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Major Cities
● Virginia beach ● Norfolk● Chesapeake● Arlington ● Richmond ● Newport News● Alexandria● Hampton● Roanoke● Portsmouth
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Colleges
❏ Bridgewater College❏ George Washington College❏ Hampton University❏ Norfolk State University❏ Stratford University❏ University of Richmond ❏ University of Virginia ❏ Virginia Military Institute ❏ Virginia State University ❏ Virginia Union University
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Summary● Diverse state● Lots of tourist attractions● Beautiful beaches● Interesting history● Amusement parks● Great colleges● Amazing cities ● Many natural resources● Lots of industry
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BibliographySources:❏ "Daily Nature and Science News and Headlines | National
Geographic News." National Geographic. National Geographic Society, n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2013
❏ "Climate of Virginia." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 09 Dec. 2013. Web. 03 Oct. 2013
❏ What Are the Major Industries of Virginia?" WikiAnswers. Answers, n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2013.
❏ "Forgot Your Password?" Virginia Is For Lovers. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2013.
❏ Brinkhoff, Thomas. "USA: Virginia." Virginia (USA): State, Major Cities, Towns & Places. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2013.