Atlantic Costal Plain
The name a major city in this region.
What is Philadelphia?
Name a major city in this region
Lancaster, Gettysburg, or York
Name a place that you can visit in this region
Harrisburg, Bloomsburg, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport
Name a major city you can visit in this area
Pittsburgh
Name a city you can visit in this region
Erie
The name two major rivers in this region.
What are the Delaware and Schuykill Rivers?
Name two rivers in this region
Susquehanna, Schuykill, and/or Delaware Rivers
Name two rivers in this region. Which is the longest river in Pennsylvania?
Susquehanna and Delaware Rivers
The Susquehanna River is Pennsylvania's longest river
Name two major rivers in this region
Allegheny, Monogahela, and Ohio rivers
What lake is located in this region?
Lake Erie
The number on the map of Pennsylvania corresponds to the Atlantic Coastal Plain region. (Refer to the PA Regions Map)
What is number 5?
The number on the map of Pennsylvania corresponds to the Piedmont Region. (Refer to the PA Regions Map)
What is number 4?
The number on the map of Pennsylvania corresponds to the Ridge and Valley Region. (Refer to the PA Regions Map)
What is number 3?
The number on the map of Pennsylvania corresponds to the Allegheny Plateau region. (Refer to the PA Regions Map)
What is number 2?
The number on the map of Pennsylvania corresponds to the Erie Lowland region. (Refer to the PA Regions Map)
What is the number 1?
Why did people settle in the Atlantic Coastal region along the river?
Settling along the river gives people a means of transportation, or a way to transport people and goods
What does the word "Piedmont" mean?
Piedmont means "foot of the mountain"
Name seven outdoor activities that people can do in this region
Hiking, Biking, Fishing, Picnicking, Skiing, Whitewater Rafting, Boating, Hunting, and Camping
Name the highest point, a famous house, and two goods supplied by the Allegheny Region during the Civil War.
Mt. Davis is the highest point in Pennsylvania (3,213 feet above sea level)
Fallingwater is the house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
Steel and Glass were supplied by the Allegheny Region during the Civil War (1861-1865)
The names of the 5 Great Lakes.
What are Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, and Lake Superior?
What is the Fall Line in this region? How did the Fall Line affect the growth of Philadelphia?
The Fall Line is the boundary between the higher land to the west and the lower coastal plain. Rivers and streams form waterfalls as they drop at the fall line. Therefore, ships bring goods up the Delaware River could go not further and had to be unloaded in Philadelphia. This caused Philadelphia to serve as centers for trade, or markets where people could buy and sell goods.
Name a group of people that live in this area. Give four examples of how their lifestyle is different than ours.
Amish people live in the Piedmont region. They have no electricity in their homes. They do not drive cars. They have no indoor plumbing. They don't have phones or electronics. They do not use zippers.
Name the 3 major roads in this region
The Pennsylvania Turnpike, Interstate 80, and Interstate 81
Name 4 activities that you could attend in the Allegheny Plateau.
A football game (Pittsburgh Steelers)
A baseball game (Pittsburgh Pirates)
A hockey game (Pittsburg Penguins)
The opera
The orchestra
The ballet
Name the state park and refuge in the Erie Lowland Region
The Presque Isle State Park and the Erie National Wildlife Refuge are located in the Erie Lowlands Region