Question

Thare are many rapids and waterfalls at the eastern edge of the piedmont.

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

Edge of the Piedmont/Coastal Plain, where various rivers cross from hard bedrock to soft sediments, is marked by a zone of rapids and waterfalls called the Fall Line. The geologic boundary is not a single, fixed line.

In Richmond, the zone is seven miles wide stretching from Bosher's Dam downstream to Mayos Island, where the 14th Street Bridge crosses the James River. The James River drops 105' in that distance. Half of the elevation loss in the last half-mile next to Richmond's downtown, creating urban rapids that are popular with whitewater enthusiasts John Smith was the first European to report on this natural feature. In April, 1607, Captain Christopher Newport and John Smith led an expedition upstream from the site just chosen for Jamestown, until rapids at the current location ofThare are many rapids and waterfalls at the eastern edge of the piedmont.