Kentucky Geography
This region of Kentucky includes Cumberland Falls and the Natural Bridge.
Eastern Coalfield
Located in Harlan Co., near the city of Lynch and the VA Border, this is the highest point in Kentucky.
Black Mountain
In early Kentucky, three Native American tribes claimed most of the land. Which group claimed the largest portion of Kentucky?
Shawnee
-Located on Mt. Desert Island in Maine
-Part of the Cadillac Mountains
-Carriage paths built by John D. Rockefeller
Acadia National Park
From Iceland, this was possibly the first European explorer to set foot in North America.
Leif Ericson
This region of Kentucky is the most populated and includes Churchill Downs and Keeneland.
Bluegrass Region
The longest river in Kentucky that originates and ends entirely within the state. This river passes through Mammoth Cave.
Greene River
Name the person who was born into a Quaker family in Pennsylvania, was captured by the Shawnee, was a commander during the Battle of Blue Licks, and worked for Transylvania Co. to cut a road through the Cumberland Gap.
Daniel Boone
Located in Utah, this park is famous for “hoodoo” formations and bright red soil. Its best-known trails are the Navajo Trail and Queen’s Garden.
Bryce Canyon
From Italy, this explorer spent 24 years in China, including time at the court of Kublai Khan. Returned to Europe and shared the discoveries he made in China.
Marco Polo
This area surrounds the Bluegrass Region and is shaped like a horseshoe.
Knobs
Named in honor of General Zebulon M. Pike, this is the easternmost county in Kentucky and home to former Governor Paul Patton. What is the largest county in Kentucky?
Pike County
The 1st and 5th governor of Kentucky.
Isaac Shelby
Located in South Dakota, this park is known for eroded buttes, pinnacles, and spires. It includes famous trails such as the Notch Trail and Pinnacles Trail. It features fossil discoveries and prairie dogs.
Badlands
This explorer from Spain set out to find gold and riches. He also conquered the Inca Empire.
Francisco Pizarro
Abraham Lincoln's birthplace, this region is the largest in Kentucky.
Pennyrile
Part of the Land Between the Lakes, this lake is the largest in Kentucky.
Kentucky Lake
Known as the “Great Compromiser,” he ran for President three times but was never elected. Who is famous for the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850
Henry Clay
This park features the deepest limestone US cave: Lechuguilla Cave. It has the Big Room, the largest easily-accessible cave chamber in North America. It is located in the Chihuahuan Desert in New Mexico.
Carlsbad Cavern
This explorer found North America, losing 4 of his 5 ships along the way.
John Cabot
Owensboro is part of this region, which includes fertile soil for farming soybeans and growing corn.
Western Coalfield
It is the largest national forest in Kentucky. It includes three state-managed parks: Buckhorn Lake, Cumberland Falls, and Natural Bridge. It also includes one National Recreation Trail, the Sheltowee Trace.
Daniel Boone National Forest
The only sitting US governor to be assassinated.
William Goebel
The nation's deepest lake, it was formed by the collapse of the Mount Mazama volcano over 7,700 years ago. The park contains the islands of Wizard Island and the Phantom Ship
Crater Lake
This explorer searched for the mythical Fountain of Youth and discovered Florida.
Juan Ponce de Leon