virginia’s natural resources

Virginia’s Natural Resources

Soil Water Minerals Plants Animals

Forests

Natural Cultivated

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Farmland

soil

RiversFresh? Brackish?

Potomac River

James River

York River

Rappahannock River

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LakesLake

DrummondNatural

Lake Anna

Man Made

Chesapeake Bay

Plants

Why are native plants important ?

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Wildlife

Sand & GravelMineral Resources

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Limestone & GraniteMineral Resources

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CoalMineral Resource

Renewable ?Nonrenewable ?

virginia’s natural resources

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sand gravelmineral resources

native plants important

chesapeake bay

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