Jackson Purchase
The Jackson Purchase is located in this part of Kentucky.
What is Far Western Kentucky?
This is the major city of the Bluegrass region.
What is Lexington?
The Pennyroyal region is given its name by the ________ plant.
What is the Pennyroyal?
As part of the Illinois Basin, the Western Coal Fields extend into these two states.
What are Indiana and Illinois?
___________ was the original name of the town now called Cumberland due to the poor soil at the river Fork.
What is Poor Fork?
These rivers border the Jackson Purchase region.
What are the Mississippi and Tennessee rivers?
The Bluegrass region does NOT have this feature.
What are mountains?
___________ is a city not located in the Pennyroyal region.
What is Lexington? (or other applicable answers)
This natural resource is the number one aspect of the Western Coal Field's economy.
What is coal?
The Cumberland Plateau is mainly made of these two types of rock.
What are sandstone and shale?
Visitors to the Land Between the Lakes can enjoy these activities.
What are hiking, camping, and seeing elk and bison?
Two answers: Farming, small businesses, and traditions help the Bluegrass Region by ________________.
What is bringing people together and supporting the economy?
Two answers: ____________ and ___________ regions border the Pennyroyal region.
What are Western Coal Fields and Cumberland Plateau?
This is a main city in the region.
What is Greenville, Owensboro, Hartford, or Henderson?
This natural resource fueled the region's growth in the 1900's.
What is coal?
The Jackson Purchase is especially well-suited for farming due to its ________ terrain and _______ soil.
What are flat and fertile?
The Bluegrass Region is located in these parts of Kentucky.
What are the northern and north-central parts?
The economy of the Pennyroyal region has shifted from ____________ to _____________.
What is agriculture to manufacturing, healthcare, and education?
This Hall of Fame museum is located in Owensboro.
What is Bluegrass Music (Hall of Fame and Museum)?
This tradition reflects the Appalachian Heritage of the Cumberland Plateau.
What is folk music?
After a treaty with the Chickasaw Nation, the Jackson Purchase gave Kentucky its final shape by __________________.
What is being the last section of land added?
Three answers: Colleges, historic sites, and horse farms are important to the Bluegrass Region's culture and economy because ________________.
What is they bring tourism, support learning, and keep traditions alive?
Three answers: ___________, ____________, and ___________ are all natural resources found in the Pennyroyal region.
What are Karst landscapes, caves, and fertile land?
This river caused the region to rebrand in 2002.
What is the Green River?
Visitors can kayak the Cumberland Plateau on this river.
What is the Powell River?