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VS 10 Virginia Today
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3 Branches Of Government
  • The legislative branch is one.


  • The next branch is the judicial.


  • The last branch is the executive
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Legislative Branch
  • The Legislative Branch Makes state laws.


  • It’s divided into two parts the Senate and the House of Delegates.
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Executive Branch
  • The Executive Branch carries out laws.


  • It’s headed by the Governor.



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Judicial Brach
  • The Judicial Branch is the state’s  court system
  • They decide whether people are guilty of a crime or not.
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Products and Industries of Tidewater
  • The Tidewater  region has seafood.


  • The industries are Shipbuilding, tourism, and federal military installations.
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Products & industries in Piedmont
  • The major products in Piedmont are Tobacco products, & Information Technology.


  •   The industries are Technology, federal and state government, farming, & textiles.
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Products in the Blue Ridge
  • The Blue Ridge has apples.
  • They also have recreation
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Products and
Industries Valley and Ridge
  • The products are poultry and apples.


  • The industry is farming
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Industries and Products in  Appalachian Plateau
  • There is one product and one industry The industry is coal mining and the product is coal.
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Three forms of transportation
  • One form of transportation is the airplane.


  • The next which we travel on every day is the road.


  • Lastly we have the railroad.
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Exports
  •  Export means to send to another country
  •  V.A exports agricultural and manufactured products
  • Tobacco , coal, and large ships
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Tourism
  • A major part of VA’s econemy.


  •  Two places of tourism are Bush Gardens, and Williamsburg
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Federal Government
  • Many federal workers live and work in VA
  • The Federal Government has an significant impact on VA’s economy
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Questions
  • How many branches of government are there?
  • What industries did the Tidewater have?
  • What are the Piedmont’s products?


  • Which branch of government is the states court system?
  • What are the three forms of transportation?