Chapter 2 Lesson 2

Question 1

Plateau

Answer 1

A high, flat area of land

Question 2

Ridge

Answer 2

Top edge of a hill or mountain

Question 3

Tributary

Answer 3

Small river that flows into a larger river

Question 4

Valley

Answer 4

Lowland between mountains or hills

Question 5

Natural feature

Answer 5

Landform or other natural part of the land not made by people

Question 6

Tectonic plate

Answer 6

Structure under the Earth’s surface that moves and shifts from time to time

Question 7

Glacier

Answer 7

Large mass of ice built up over a long period

Question 8

Human feature

Answer 8

A structure or feature made by people

Question 9

Elevation

Answer 9

How high a place is above sea level

Question 10

Pennsylvania’s three port cities

Answer 10

Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Erie

Question 11

Pennsylvania’s three river systems

Answer 11

Ohio - Allegheny, Monongahela
Susquehanna - Juniata, West Branch
Delaware - Lehigh, Schuylkill

Question 12

Be able to identify the following five cities on a Pennsylvania Map

Answer 12

Erie, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Scranton

Question 13

Be able to name 3 natural features in Pennsylvania

Answer 13

Three features are
1 -
2 -
3 -

Question 14

Know the five Themes of Geography

Answer 14

1. Location
2. Place
3. Movement
4. Human-Environmental interactions
5. Regions