The Natural Regions of Pennsylvania

1. The Natural Regions of Pennsylvania

2. Atlantic Coastal Plain RegionPgs.34-37 Chapter 2 Lesson 1

3. Please Do Now! Have you ever gone to the beach? In three lines, describe what the landscape is like at and near the beach. Share with what you wrote with your partner.

4. Atlantic Coastal Plain Region • The Atlantic Coastal Plain region is a strip of narrow, flat land in southeastern Pennsylvania.

5. Atlantic Coastal Plain Region • The Delaware River flows through the Delaware River Valley on its way to the Atlantic Ocean.

6. Atlantic Coastal Plain Region • People settled along this river because it was a means of transportation, or a way to move people and goods.

7. Atlantic Coastal Plain Region • Philadelphia is located where the Schuylkill River and the Delaware River meet. Schuylkill River Philadelphia Delaware River

8. Atlantic Coastal Plain Region • The rivers made Philadelphia a center for trade, or markets where people could buy and sell goods.

9. Atlantic Coastal Plain Region • The Fall Line is the boundary between the higher land to the west and the lower coastal plain. Waterfalls are found there.

10. Atlantic Coastal Plain Region • The Fall Line prevents large ships from continuing up the Delaware River past Philadelphia.

11. Exit Activity In your own words, write at least three lines describing what makes the location for Philadelphia ideal for a city.