The Natural Regions of Pennsylvania

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The Natural Regions of Pennsylvania
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Atlantic Coastal Plain RegionPgs.34-37
Chapter 2 Lesson 1
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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.
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Atlantic Coastal Plain Region

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

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Atlantic Coastal Plain Region

• The Delaware River flows through the Delaware
  River Valley on its way to the Atlantic Ocean.

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Atlantic Coastal Plain Region

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

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Atlantic Coastal Plain Region
Schuylkill River
Philadelphia
Delaware River

• Philadelphia is located where the Schuylkill
  River and the Delaware River meet.

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Atlantic Coastal Plain Region

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

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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.

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Atlantic Coastal Plain Region

• The Fall Line prevents large ships from
  continuing up the Delaware River past
  Philadelphia.

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Exit Activity

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