An Atlas of Virginia
by Laurence W. Carstensen, Robert W. Morrill, and Joseph D. Enedy of the Virginia Geographic Alliance
Made possible by grants from the Virginia Geographic Alliance, the Virginia Department of Education, and
the National Geographic Society.
MAPS
Altas maps are available for download as pdfs or as jpegs suitable for use in PowerPoint presentations.
PART 1: VIRGINIA in the WORLD
1. Virginia in the World: pdf, jpeg
2. Physiographic Regions of North America: pdf, jpeg
3. Physiographic Regions of the Contiguous United States: pdf, jpeg
4. Virginia in North America: pdf, jpeg
5. Virginia in the 48 Contiguous States: pdf, jpeg
6. Pulaski County, VA: pdf, jpeg
7. Downtown Richmond and the State Capitol: pdf, jpeg
8. Virginia and Surrounding States: pdf, jpeg
PART 2. LANDFORMS and REGIONS of VIRGINIA
9. Five Landform Regions of Virginia: pdf, jpeg
10. Elevations of Virginia: pdf, jpeg
11. Rivers & Fall Line Cities:pdf, jpeg
12. Water Features Important to the Early History of Virginia: pdf, jpeg
13. Earthquake epicenters in Virginia and Nearby States: pdf, jpeg
13a. Map with 2011 and 1897 epicenters superimposed: jpeg
PART 3. CLIMATE in VIRGINIA
14. Climate in Virginia: pdf, jpeg
15. Average Annual Precipitation: pdf, jpeg
16. Average Temperature: January Maximum: pdf, jpeg
17. Average Temperature: January Minimum: pdf, jpeg
18. Average Temperature: July Maximum: pdf, jpeg
19. Average Temperature: July Minimum: pdf, jpeg
20. Average Annual Snowfall: pdf, jpeg
21. Tornadoes in Virginia, 1950-2000: pdf, jpeg
22. Hurricane Source Regions: pdf, jpeg
23. Hurricanes in Virginia: pdf, jpeg
PART 4. HISTORY of VIRGINIA
24. Colonization of Virginia:Earliest settlements 1570-1630: pdf, jpeg
24a. Werowocomoco on Colonization of Virginia: Earliest settlements 1570-1630: jpeg
25. Route to Jamestown 1606-1607: pdf, jpeg
26. American Indians (First Americans) circa 1600: pdf, jpeg
27. Virginia’s State-Recognized Tribes, 2000: pdf, jpeg
28. Virginia Land Claims: pdf, jpeg
29. Colonial Trade Patterns, circa 1760: pdf, jpeg
30. Virginia Colonial Settlements, 1607-1699: pdf, jpeg
31. Virginia Colonial Settlements, 1700-1775: pdf, jpeg
32. Slaves in Virginia’s Population, 1860: pdf, jpeg
33. Agriculture in Virginia, 1850: pdf, jpeg
PART 5: POPULATION of VIRGINIA
34. Population of Virginia, 1600-2000: pdf, jpeg
35. Population by County and Independent City, 2000: pdf, jpeg
36. Population of Towns and Cities over 7,000, 2000: pdf, jpeg
37. Percent of Population Urban, 2000: pdf, jpeg
38. Major Roads of Virginia: pdf, jpeg
39. Railroad Transportation, 2000: pdf, jpeg
40. United States Center of Population, 1790-2000: pdf, jpeg
