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Erie Plain & Atlantic Coastal Plain PA

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What region is Philadelphia located in?

a)

Atlantic Coastal Plain

b)

Lake Erie Coastal Plain

c)

Piedmont

d)

Ridge and Valley

2.

What region is Erie and Presque Isle in?

a)

Atlantic Coastal Plain

b)

Lake Erie Coastal Plain

c)

Piedmont

d)

Glaciers

3.

What region has access to the Great Lakes?

a)

Atlantic Coastal Plain

b)

Piedmont

c)

Lake Erie Coastal Plain

d)

Ridge and Valley

4.

What region is formed by glaciers?

a)

Atlantic Coastal Plain

b)

Lake Erie Coastal Plain

c)

Piedmont

d)

Allegheny Plateau

5.

An area of land that has some common feature such as landforms

a)

legend

b)

elevation

c)

region

d)

precipitation

6.

A low, level area

a)

plain

b)

plateau

c)

valley

d)

ridge

7.

A place where peaches and apples are grown

a)

Red Delicious

b)

California

c)

density

d)

orchard

8.

Moisture that falls to the earth such as snow

a)

rain

b)

precipitation

c)

sleet

d)

manufactoring

9.

A place that handles trade goods from ships.

a)

glen

b)

average

c)

snowbelt

d)

port

10.

Which geographic region is the smallest in PA?

a)

Piedmont

b)

Erie Plain

c)

Ridge and Valley

d)

Atlantic Coastal Plain

11.

The Atlantic Coast Plain runs

a)

The whole east coast of the United States

b)

through the United States to South America

c)

From New York to coastal Florida

d)

Covers the whole state of PA

12.

What is the largest city in the Atlantic Coastal Plain?

a)

Pittsburgh

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Erie City

d)

Harrisburg

13.

"City of Brotherly Love" refers to which city?

a)

New York City

b)

Carlisle

c)

Harrisburg

d)

Philadelphia

14.

Which term is a place where large ships and barges travel to load and unload their goods and products?

a)

refinery

b)

industry

c)

factory

d)

port

15.

Which term means; when smaller communities grow near or around a large city?

a)

town

b)

suburb

c)

urban

d)

city

16.

Which term means; many smaller cities and towns that surround a city?

a)

town

b)

suburbs

c)

city

d)

urban

17.

Which term means; the making, moving, and selling of goods and services?

a)

Industry

b)

stores

c)

refinery

d)

factory

18.

Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell are located in which tourist community?

a)

Erie

b)

Harrisburg

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Pittsburgh

19.

Which PA region is located in the northeast corner of the state?

a)

Atlantic Coastal Plain

b)

Ridge and Valley

c)

Erie Plain

d)

Allegheny Plateau

20.

The major feature in the Erie Plain is the port city of

a)

Carlisle

b)

Erie

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Bloomsburg

21.

Erie was named after

a)

after your teachers family

b)

Erie Native American Tribe

c)

A haunted town that was erie

d)

After and English founder named Erie

22.

Erie is our state's

a)

number one largest city in PA

b)

second largest city in PA

c)

third largest city in PA

d)

fourth largest city in PA

23.

Erie's harbor is protected by

a)

United States Army

b)

a spit of land jutting out into Lake Erie

c)

a stone wall to protect against the waves

d)

Canada

24.

Presque Isle is a

a)

peninsula

b)

island

c)

city of Erie

d)

a tourist attraction

25.

Lake Erie is one of the

a)

best beaches in PA

b)

best fishing areas

c)

Great Lakes

d)

first fresh water lakes to be discovered

26.

The picture is an example of

a)

Lake Effect Snow

b)

cold weather

c)

bad drivers

d)

ice

27.

Due to Lake effect snow; Erie

a)

no body lives there year long

b)

stays warm all year long

c)

gets more snowfall than any other region in PA

d)

the lake freezes over

28.

Erie Region is best know for

a)

beaches

b)

orchards

c)

grass lands

d)

cattle

29.
An imaginary line that separates one state from another?
a)
Legend
b)
Compass
c)
Border
d)
Map Key
30.
All of the following are borders of Pennsylvania EXCEPT
a)
New Jersey
b)
New York
c)
Virginia
d)
West Virginia
31.
What is the name of the lake that borders Pennsylvania?
a)
Lake Michigan
b)
Canonsburg Lake
c)
Lake Huron
d)
Lake Erie 
32.
What direction is the lake that borders Pennsylvania? 
a)
Northeast
b)
Southwest
c)
Southeast
d)
Northwest
33.
Which of the following is a border of Pennsylvania?
a)
Texas
b)
Maryland
c)
Kentucky
d)
Massachusetts
34.
The Atlantic Ocean is located ____________ of Pennsylvania.
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
35.
The state that borders Pennsylvania to the north is 
a)
Ohio
b)
New York
c)
New Jersey
d)
Maryland
36.
The river this is Pennsylvania's eastern border is the 
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Hudson River
c)
Allegheny River
d)
Delaware River
37.
Pennsylvania shares its western border with the states of...
a)
Ohio and Maryland
b)
Ohio and New Jersey
c)
New Jersey and New York
d)
Ohio and West Virginia
38.
The river that flows through the entire central part of our state is called the 
a)
Delaware River
b)
Susquehanna River 
c)
Allegheny River
d)
Ohio River
39.

Originally this city was the capital of America.

a)

Philadelphia

b)

Harrisburg

c)

Pittsburg

d)

State College

40.

All of the following are borders of Pennsylvania EXCEPT.

a)

New Jersey

b)

New York

c)

Virginia

d)

West Virginia

41.
What are the state colors?
a)
Red & Blue
b)
Red & Gold
c)
Blue & Gold
d)
Green & White
42.
What is the state animal?
a)
Groundhog
b)
Black bear
c)
Racoon
d)
White tailed deer
43.

The capital of Pennsylvania is _.

a)

Johnstown

b)

Pittsburgh

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Harrisburg

44.

Select all the states that border Pennsylvania.

a)

New Jersey

b)

New York

c)

Maryland

d)

West Virginia

e)

Ohio

45.

Which is TRUE about Pennsylvania?

a)

Pennsylvania is a city

b)

Pennsylvania is a country

c)

Pennsylvania is a state

d)

Pennsylvania is a town

46.

Which state is east of Pennsylvania?

a)

California

b)

New Jersey

c)

Maryland

d)

Ohio

47.

Which state is north of Pennsylvania?

a)

New York

b)

New Jersey

c)

Deleware

d)

Florida

48.

Which state is west of Pennsylvania?

a)

New Jersey

b)

Maryland

c)

Vermont

d)

Ohio

49.

Which state is southwest of Pennsylvania?

a)

Deleware

b)

Ohio

c)

Maryland

d)

West Virginia

50.

Which state is southeast of Pennsylvania?

a)

Maryland

b)

New York

c)

Deleware

d)

New Jersey

51.

Which state is south of Pennsylvania?

a)

Wisconsin

b)

Maryland

c)

New York

d)

Ohio

52.

Where is Lake Erie in relation to Pennsylvania?

a)

Northeast

b)

Northwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Southwest

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