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Kentucky Regions Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 4hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what region of Kentucky will you find the highest point Black Mountain?

a)

Eastern Mountain Coal Fields

b)

Western Coal Fields

c)

Knobs

d)

Bluegrass

2.

What is the smallest region in Kentucky?

a)

Knobs

b)

Eastern Mountain Coal Fields

c)

Pennyroyal

d)

Jackson Purchase

3.

What range of Mountains will you find in the Eastern Mountain Coal Field Region?

a)

Appalachians

b)

Rocky

c)

Sierra Nevada

d)

Himalayas

4.

Which region is shaped like a horseshoe?

a)

Knobs

b)

Bluegrass

c)

Western Coal Fields

d)

Pennyroyal

5.

Which region has no full county contained inside of it?

a)

Knobs

b)

Eastern Mountain Coal Fields

c)

Pennyroyal

d)

Jackson Purchase

6.

How many square miles are in the Bluegrass Region?

a)

8000

b)

2000

c)

1 million

d)

72000

7.

What is the scientific name for Bluegrass?

a)

Poa Partensis

b)

Leo Lebdensis

c)

Jurassic Partensis

d)

Boa Constictis

8.

What is the name of the capital of Kentucky?

a)

Frankfort

b)

Lexington

c)

Somerset

d)

Washington DC

9.

The Pennyroyal Region is named for a small plant of the __________ family.

a)

Mint

b)

berry

c)

wheat

d)

banana

10.

What is the name of the most famous passage/ cave in the Pennyroyal Region?

a)

Mammoth Cave

b)

Black Onyx

c)

Cave Hill

d)

Cave Run

11.

What is the name of the coal producing region not located in the Eastern Mountain region?

a)

Western Coal Fields

b)

Pennyroyal

c)

Bluegrass

d)

Jackson Purchase

12.

What region is bordered by the Ohio River and surrounded by the Pennyroyal Region?

a)

Jackson Purchase

b)

Bluegrass

c)

Eastern Mountain Coal Fields

d)

Knobs

13.

What U.S. president was the Jackson Purchase named for?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Samuel L. Jackson

c)

Bo Jackson

d)

Tito Jackson

14.

The Jackson Purchase is the only region in Kentucky that you can find natural __________.

a)

swamps

b)

tunnels

c)

mountains

d)

gorges

15.

How did Governor Isaac Shelby get the Jackson Purchase land from the Chickasaw Indians?

a)

He bought it with the help of the president.

b)

He fought a war for it.

c)

He won it in a card game.

d)

He traded horses for it.

16.

Bonus Question: The Jackson Purchase has a swamp named ___________, and the word Kentucky means __________.

a)

Murphy's Pond, Meadow land

b)

Everglades, Tall trees

c)

Green Water, Caves

d)

Barkley Lake, Green grass