Virginia GeoInquiry 4

How much of Virginia is rural? What are Virginia’s major crops? Where do Virginia’s agricultural products go? These and other questions will be answered in this GeoInquiry. The use of clustering supports the analysis of the distribution of Virginia’s broiler chickens. Since colonial times tobacco has been a crop grown in Virginia. Is this still true today?

Key Questions

• How does the percent of agricultural land vary?
• What are some key Virginia crops?
• Where is Virginia’s chicken production concentrated?
• How can you use clustering to make comparisons?
• How does agriculture contribute to Virginia’s economy?
  

Agriculture in Virginia Web Map

Materials

• Teacher: VA GeoInquiry 4: Agriculture in Virginia
• Student: VA Geo 4 Students Worksheet (Google Docs)
• Web Map: bit.ly/VAGeo_4