VS.10b

Selected examples of products and industries important to Virginia’s economy.

• Architectural or engineering services

• banking and lending

• computer programming or systems design

• food products

• shipbuilding

The service industry is important to Virginia’s economy. Virginians earn income through jobs in

• private health care, computer programming or systems design, and engineering.

• Government services including operation of public schools hospitals and military bases.

What are 3 livestock products that Virginia produces that we studied about?

• chickens/turkey's

• cows

• hogs

• horses

Which of the following is a service industry in Virginia?

• computer programming

• operation of public schools

• operation of military bases

• all of the above

What are the industries that rely on Virginia’s access to deepwater ports and/or proximity to the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean?

• shipbuilding

• fishing

• crabbing

• oyster harvesting

• hunting

Historically, what allowed for the success of the Appalachian coalfields?

• expansion of railroads

• travel by horseback

• cars

• horse and buggy

Why is coal less crucial to Virginia’s economy?

• Businesses and individuals are shifting to other sources of energy.

• People think it's too much trouble.

• It stinks

• Too hard to find

“Making goods on a large scale, using machinery” is the definition for which word?

• exports

• manufacturing

• agricultural

• service industry

What has replaced tobacco as the state’s most valuable source of agricultural income?

• livestock

• livestock products

• coal

• corn

Private health care, computer programming or systems design, and engineering are examples of:

• service industries

• products

• natural resources

• exports