Social Studies 2.1 Flashcards
level, flat land
plain
located in the northwest part of Pennsylvania
Erie Plain
Located in the southeast part of Pennsylvania
Atlantic Coastal Plain
the smallest geographic region
Atlantic Coastal Plain
land near the sea or ocean
coast
largest city in the Atlantic Coastal Plain
Philadelphia
river that Philadelphia located along
Delaware River
meaning of the name “Philadelphia”
City of Brotherly Love
when many smaller communities grow near or around a city
urban area
2 reasons for living in or near a big city
- many kinds of jobs
- different types of attractions
the making, moving, and selling of goods and services
industry
a place where large ships and barges travel to load and unload their goods and products
port
a building where goods are made
factory
a human-made product
good
to make or produce a product
manufacture
products made in Philadelphia
clothing, printing ink, machinery, medicines, variety of processed foods
ways people travel through urban areas
walk, taxis, buses, bikes, subway
industries Philadelphia is leading in
banking, insurance, education, trade, health insurance, cultural events
popular tourist attractions in Philadelphia
National Historic Park, Betsy Ross House, Philadelphia Zoo, Franklin Institute
what the Erie Plain is mostly covered in
sandy soil
4th largest city in Pennsylvania
Erie
major products shipped in/out of Erie
iron, oil, lumber, coal, fruit
largest fruit growing region
Erie Plain
amount of the country’s fruit grown in the Erie Plain
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