WorksheetsKentucky Regions Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 4hrs 0mins
In what region of Kentucky will you find the highest point Black Mountain?
Eastern Mountain Coal Fields
Western Coal Fields
Knobs
Bluegrass
What is the smallest region in Kentucky?
Knobs
Eastern Mountain Coal Fields
Pennyroyal
Jackson Purchase
What range of Mountains will you find in the Eastern Mountain Coal Field Region?
Appalachians
Rocky
Sierra Nevada
Himalayas
Which region is shaped like a horseshoe?
Knobs
Bluegrass
Western Coal Fields
Pennyroyal
Which region has no full county contained inside of it?
Knobs
Eastern Mountain Coal Fields
Pennyroyal
Jackson Purchase
How many square miles are in the Bluegrass Region?
8000
2000
1 million
72000
What is the scientific name for Bluegrass?
Poa Partensis
Leo Lebdensis
Jurassic Partensis
Boa Constictis
What is the name of the capital of Kentucky?
Frankfort
Lexington
Somerset
Washington DC
The Pennyroyal Region is named for a small plant of the __________ family.
Mint
berry
wheat
banana
What is the name of the most famous passage/ cave in the Pennyroyal Region?
Mammoth Cave
Black Onyx
Cave Hill
Cave Run
What is the name of the coal producing region not located in the Eastern Mountain region?
Western Coal Fields
Pennyroyal
Bluegrass
Jackson Purchase
What region is bordered by the Ohio River and surrounded by the Pennyroyal Region?
Jackson Purchase
Bluegrass
Eastern Mountain Coal Fields
Knobs
What U.S. president was the Jackson Purchase named for?
Andrew Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
Bo Jackson
Tito Jackson
The Jackson Purchase is the only region in Kentucky that you can find natural __________.
swamps
tunnels
mountains
gorges
How did Governor Isaac Shelby get the Jackson Purchase land from the Chickasaw Indians?
He bought it with the help of the president.
He fought a war for it.
He won it in a card game.
He traded horses for it.
Bonus Question: The Jackson Purchase has a swamp named ___________, and the word Kentucky means __________.
Murphy's Pond, Meadow land
Everglades, Tall trees
Green Water, Caves
Barkley Lake, Green grass
