Landforms
These three regions of PA are bordered by the Delaware River.
What are the Atlantic Coastal Plain, the Piedmont, and the Ridge and Valley regions?
This city is our state capital. Name the city and the region.
What is Harrisburg, Ridge and Valley?
Hanover, Piedmont Region
A city is described as an _______ area. The area outside of a city is described as _________. Farmland would be described as ___________.
What is urban, suburban, and rural?
This region is located in the northwest corner of PA.
What is the Erie Plain?
These two regions have flat land
Erie Plain and Atlantic Coastal Plain.
This is the definition of a port city.
a city where ships load or unload.
This city's major industry is tourism.
What is Hershey?
Describe "The Point" in Pittsburgh. Use pgs 35-36 in your textbook if needed.
Where 3 rivers meet in downtown Pittsburgh. The rivers are the OHio River, the Allegheny River, and the monongahela river.
This region is considered to be our state's largest fruit growing region.
What is the Erie Plain?
This is the definition of Piedmont.
What is land that lies on the base of a mountain?
These two cities are port cities. Name the cities and the region they belong to.
Erie- Erie Plain
Philadelphia- Atlantic Coastal Plain
These are 3 places someone could visit in Pittsburgh. Name 3 places, and the region of Pittsburgh.
Buhl Planetarium, Carnegie Science Center, Carnegie Museum of Natural history, Pittsburgh Zoo, PPG Aquarium...
This is an area of land that is higher than the surrounding area.
What is a plateau?
This region has our state's highest point. NAme the highest point and the region!
What is Mt. Davis, in Allegheny Plateau?
This region has the lowest elevation.
What is the Atlantic Coastal Plain?
These are the two biggest cities in the state of PA. Name the cities and their regions.
Philadelphia (Atlantic Coastal Plain)
Pittsburgh ( Allegheny Plateau)
Manufacturing, transportation, banking, education, insurance, health care, and cultural events are just a few of the industries in this region.
What is the Atlantic Coastal Plain?
This word mena land that lies at or near the base of a mountain range.
What is Piedmont?
This region has the Appalachian mountains as the western border.
What is the Piedmont region?
What are the Allegheny Plateau and the Ridge and Valley?
What is Lancaster?
This region contains some of the best soil in the country. It is considered to be a rural area, where much of the region is used to farm.
What is the Piedmont region?