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LESSON 1 The Atlantic Coastal Plain LOCATION: narrow strip in Southeastern PA · Part of Delaware River Valley · Philadelphia – state’s largest
city o Schuylkill & Delaware Rivers meet here o Major port o Center of industry, business, culture and sports o Located along fall line – boundary between higher land to
west and lower coastal plain – see map p. 35 FALL LINE – · makes cities along them centers of trade
and markets where people buy goods · rushing water creates power for factories
and cities · Why settle here? Means of transportation via rivers – merchants and traders buy and sell goods · Philadelphia Naval Shipyard –League
Island o Nation’s first shipyard Now owned by a private company
LESSON 2 The Piedmont Region LOCATION: between Atlantic Coastal Plain and Ridge and Valley Regions Bordered by fall line to east, and Appalachian Mountains to west · Piedmont – “foot of the mountain” (Appalachian Mountain) · Plateau of gently rolling hills and valleys · Heart of PA farming industry · Contains: o Lancaster
Amish farms o New
Hope- Delaware River Canals o Chester
County – West Chester, Coatesville o The
Main Line, Media o Daniel
Boone Homestead  |
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LESSON 3
RIDGE & VALLEY
LOCATION: stretches across PA from southwest to northeast ·
Ridges
and Valleys give the region its name ·
Ridges-
mountain ranges bordered by valleys ·
Part
of Appalachian Mountains Great Valley – area of rich farmland
along eastern edge and extending into Maryland ·
Made
up of many smaller valleys –Lebanon, Cumberland, Lehigh and Lackawanna Valley Major Industry – Coal Mining Farming in Valleys – excellent soil - orchards and fruit PA turnpike established to help transport goods Harrisburg -State Capitol –-1812 Nearby caverns- underground caves -tourist sites Pocono Mountains – recreation area- skiing, boating, fishing, rafting
ALLEGHENY PLATEAU REGION LOCATION: §
The largest area of any natural region
in PA §
Covers most of northern & western
PA §
Allegheny Mountains of PA are part of
the TERRAIN of this
region: -flat (plateau) region that is elevated with hills and
valleys - glaciation caused ridges, hills, and valleys to
form on this plateau (during the Ice Age) RIVERS: Monongahela, Allegheny & Susquehanna Rivers are located
here. Resources: coal mined since
1820 Coal is responsible for helping the state’s industrial
growth. Used to run furnaces and steam engines
Two ways to mine: 1) deep mining: digging tunnels into the Earth 2) surface mining: removing coal along the surface (cheaper and safer than deep mining) |
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