Geography of New Jersey
Name the region that is in northwestern New Jersey.
What is the Appalachian Ridge and Valley
Name two major cities that can be found in this region.
What are Newark, Jersey City, or Paterson?
Name the river that runs north to south through Rutherford, NJ
The Passaic River.
Nickname for the state of New Jersey.
What is "The Garden State."
Name the region where you can visit the Pinelands or the Jersey Shore.
What is the Atlantic Coastal Plain.
What is an interesting feature of the river that runs from north to south in Rutherford? The whirlpools, the falls, or the rapids.
What are the falls.
What is the name of the mountain range in New Jersey where the highest elevation of 1,803 feet can be found? The Rocky Mountains, the Sawtooth Mountains, or the Kittatiny Mountains?
What are the Kittatiny Mountains?
The motto for the state of New Jersey.
What is "Liberty and Prosperity."
Name the region where Rutherford School and the city of Newark are located.
What is the Piedmont region?
New Jersey's major international airport is located in what city of the Piedmont region?
What is Newark?
The Pinelands, a popular forested area in New Jersey is found in which region? The Outer Coastal Plain, the Inner Coastal Plain, or the Highlands.
What is the Outer Coastal Plain?
The name of the capital of New Jersey.
What is Trenton?
Name the region that is known for its many lakes, hills, and valleys.
What is the Highlands region?
Name the capital city for the state of New Jersey is located in this region.
What is Trenton?
Name the lake found in the Highlands region that is the largest lake in New Jersey.
What is Lake Hopatcoong.
Famous scientist who invented the light bulb, and had a laboratory in Menlo Park, NJ?
Who is Thomas Edison?
The whole state of New Jersey is located in what region of the United States?
What is the Mid-Atlantic Region?
Geologists can find ancient rocks, called basalt in the Watchung Mountains in this region. Finding rocks made of basalt is evidence that: a. Dinosaurs can be found in New Jersey. b. Volcanoes erupted in this area millions of years ago. c. There were ancient groves of giant ferns.
B. Volcanoes erupted in this area millions of years ago.
New Jersey has many beach cities, including Wildwood, Cape May, and Atlantic City. Name the region where these cities are found.
What is the Atlantic Coastal Plain?
This number, 9,500,000, represents what fact about New Jersey?
What is the population of New Jersey?