Where is the Ridge and Valley Region?
What are the two different landforms found in this region?
What are ridges and valleys?
True or False: Valleys do not have their own specific names.
What is false.
Name the cities that make up the eastern part of the ridge and valley region, that are located in the Lehigh Valley.
What are Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton metropolitan area?
Name the cities that make up the northeastern part of the ridge and valley region.
What are Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, and Hazelton metropolitan area?
Name the cities that make up the central western part of the ridge and valley region.
What are Harrisburg, Williamsport, State College, and Altoona?
On a map of Pennsylvania, where is the Ridge and Valley region located?
(hint: cardinal directions)
What is north and west of the Piedmont region?
True or False: each mountain ridge has its own specific name.
What is true?
What is the name of the founder of the city of Allentown?
(first and last name!)
Who is William Allen?
Scranton and Wilkes-Barre are located in what valley?
What is the Wyoming Valley?
Which city has been Pennsylvania's state capital since 1812?
What is Harrisburg?
This region stretches from _____ state border, curving northeast to the _____ River.
What is Maryland and Delaware?
What is the Appalachian Mountains?
Who was the city of Bethlehem founded by?
Who are Moravians?
(a religious group from Germany)
Which city had coal under its surface and helped the US become a world industrial power?
What is Hazelton?
Which city located in the Ridge and Valley region is known as "The Lumbar Capital of the World"?
What is Williamsport?
How many river valleys are located in this region?
What are 2 river valleys?
What is an example of a mountain ridge located in this region?
What is North Mountains, South Mountains, Jack's Mountains?
Where is the city of Easton located?
What is at the "mouth" of the Lehigh River, which empties into the Delaware River?
Which city was named in honor of two men in England's government who supported the colonies?
What is Wilkes-Barre?
What valley is the borough of State College situated in?
What is the Happy Valley?
What is located in the western boundray of this region?
What is the Allegheny Mountains?
Name the 3 large valleys located in the Great Valley.
What are Cumberland, Lebanon, and Lehigh Valleys?
Bethlehem is famous for its steel industry. What are some products made from Bethlehem's steel?
What are bridges, tunnels, ships, and tall buildings?
In Scranton's early history, its growth is owed to what industries?
What is coal, iron, steel, and railroads?
State College began to grow when the Farmer's High School was started. What did this school later become?
What is Pennsylvania State University?
(Penn State University)