1. Appalachia and the Ozarks
Chapter Eight
Online Regional Atlas of the United States and Canada
Kenneth C. Martis, Professor of Geography, West Virginia University
2002 Edition

4. THE APPALACHIAN REGION Appalachian Regional Commission

10. Appalachian Regional Commission
Distressed Counties

11. Poverty rates, 1993

14. High school dropout rates, 1990
The national dropout rate for adults 25 and over was 25 percent in

15. Unemployment rate, 1995 The national unemployment
The national unemployment
rate was 5.5 percent in 1995

16. Reservoirs and Power Plants purple = nuclear plants
Tennessee
River
Basin
Tennessee Valley
Authority
Reservoirs and Power Plants
red = reservoirs
yellow = fossil plants
purple = nuclear plants

17. Appalachian Regional Commission
Appalachian Development Highway System Corridors

18. Appalachia and the Ozarks
Chapter Eight
Online Regional Atlas of the United States and Canada
Kenneth C. Martis, Professor of Geography, West Virginia University
2002 Edition