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Geography of the United States

What is accurate about Ridge and Valley?

  • The Appalachian system lies entirely outside Pennsylvania.
  • All Pennsylvania rivers drain through the same watershed.
  • Lake Erie has no effect on northwestern Pennsylvania’s weather.
  • The Ridge and Valley province helps explain the long, parallel mountain-and-valley pattern of central Pennsylvania.
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  • The Ridge and Valley province helps explain the long, parallel mountain-and-valley pattern of central Pennsylvania.
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Geography of the United States

How should Appalachian Plateau be understood?

  • All Pennsylvania rivers drain through the same watershed.
  • Elevation has no meaningful connection to Pennsylvania climate patterns.
  • The Appalachian Plateaus province helps explain the upland terrain of much of northern and western Pennsylvania.
  • Lake Erie has no effect on northwestern Pennsylvania’s weather.
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  • The Appalachian Plateaus province helps explain the upland terrain of much of northern and western Pennsylvania.
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Geography of the United States

Which explanation best fits Piedmont?

  • The Appalachian system lies entirely outside Pennsylvania.
  • Pennsylvania has uniform physical geography with little regional variation.
  • The Piedmont region helps explain agricultural and settlement patterns in southeastern Pennsylvania.
  • All Pennsylvania rivers drain through the same watershed.
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  • The Piedmont region helps explain agricultural and settlement patterns in southeastern Pennsylvania.
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Geography of the United States

Which conclusion about Pennsylvania water geography is supported?

  • Physiographic provinces are political districts created by the state legislature.
  • Pennsylvania belongs to multiple major drainage systems, including the Delaware, Susquehanna-Chesapeake, and Ohio-Mississippi systems.
  • Pennsylvania has uniform physical geography with little regional variation.
  • Lake Erie has no effect on northwestern Pennsylvania’s weather.
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  • Pennsylvania belongs to multiple major drainage systems, including the Delaware, Susquehanna-Chesapeake, and Ohio-Mississippi systems.
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Geography of the United States

What is the best interpretation of Pennsylvania climate?

  • The Appalachian system lies entirely outside Pennsylvania.
  • Physiographic provinces are political districts created by the state legislature.
  • Lake Erie has no effect on northwestern Pennsylvania’s weather.
  • Lake-effect processes can create localized snowfall totals that differ greatly from statewide averages.
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  • Lake-effect processes can create localized snowfall totals that differ greatly from statewide averages.
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Geography of the United States

Which description of Pennsylvania climate is correct?

  • All Pennsylvania rivers drain through the same watershed.
  • Physiographic provinces are political districts created by the state legislature.
  • Pennsylvania has uniform physical geography with little regional variation.
  • Climate normals and individual weather events should not be treated as equivalent evidence.
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  • Climate normals and individual weather events should not be treated as equivalent evidence.
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Geography of the United States

Which statement correctly explains Philadelphia and Pittsburgh?

  • Physiographic provinces are political districts created by the state legislature.
  • Lake Erie has no effect on northwestern Pennsylvania’s weather.
  • The Appalachian system lies entirely outside Pennsylvania.
  • Philadelphia and Pittsburgh function as major centers at opposite ends of the state.
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  • Philadelphia and Pittsburgh function as major centers at opposite ends of the state.
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Geography of the United States

What is the clearest description of Lehigh Valley?

  • Elevation has no meaningful connection to Pennsylvania climate patterns.
  • Lake Erie has no effect on northwestern Pennsylvania’s weather.
  • The Lehigh Valley forms a significant urban and economic corridor between larger metropolitan regions.
  • All Pennsylvania rivers drain through the same watershed.
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  • The Lehigh Valley forms a significant urban and economic corridor between larger metropolitan regions.
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Geography of the United States

How did the Delaware River support Philadelphia’s growth?

  • The Appalachian system lies entirely outside Pennsylvania.
  • The Delaware River helped support Philadelphia’s growth as a port and commercial center.
  • Elevation has no meaningful connection to Pennsylvania climate patterns.
  • Lake Erie has no effect on northwestern Pennsylvania’s weather.
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  • The Delaware River helped support Philadelphia's growth as a port and commercial center.
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Geography of the United States

How should Pittsburgh be understood?

  • All Pennsylvania rivers drain through the same watershed.
  • Elevation has no meaningful connection to Pennsylvania climate patterns.
  • Pennsylvania has uniform physical geography with little regional variation.
  • The river confluence at Pittsburgh helped support transportation and industrial growth in western Pennsylvania.
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  • The river confluence at Pittsburgh helped support transportation and industrial growth in western Pennsylvania.
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Geography of the United States

Which explanation best fits Susquehanna River?

  • Physiographic provinces are political districts created by the state legislature.
  • The Susquehanna River links much of central Pennsylvania to the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
  • All Pennsylvania rivers drain through the same watershed.
  • The Appalachian system lies entirely outside Pennsylvania.
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  • The Susquehanna River links much of central Pennsylvania to the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
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Geography of the United States

Which conclusion about Ohio River system is supported?

  • The Appalachian system lies entirely outside Pennsylvania.
  • All Pennsylvania rivers drain through the same watershed.
  • Pennsylvania has uniform physical geography with little regional variation.
  • The Allegheny-Monongahela-Ohio river system connects western Pennsylvania with the Ohio and Mississippi river systems.
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  • The Allegheny-Monongahela-Ohio river system connects western Pennsylvania with the Ohio and Mississippi river systems.
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Geography of the United States

What is the best interpretation of Lake Erie?

  • The Appalachian system lies entirely outside Pennsylvania.
  • All Pennsylvania rivers drain through the same watershed.
  • Pennsylvania has uniform physical geography with little regional variation.
  • Elevation and proximity to Lake Erie help explain why Pennsylvania’s climate varies significantly by region.
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  • Elevation and proximity to Lake Erie help explain why Pennsylvania's climate varies significantly by region.
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Geography of the United States

Which idea about Pennsylvania urban geography is most accurate?

  • Pennsylvania has uniform physical geography with little regional variation.
  • City-proper population and metropolitan population are different measures and should not be treated as interchangeable.
  • Elevation has no meaningful connection to Pennsylvania climate patterns.
  • Physiographic provinces are political districts created by the state legislature.
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  • City-proper population and metropolitan population are different measures and should not be treated as interchangeable.
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Geography of the United States

What should a student understand about Harrisburg?

  • Elevation has no meaningful connection to Pennsylvania climate patterns.
  • Physiographic provinces are political districts created by the state legislature.
  • The Appalachian system lies entirely outside Pennsylvania.
  • Harrisburg’s more central location helped make it suitable as the capital after government activity had expanded beyond southeastern Pennsylvania.
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  • Harrisburg's more central location helped make it suitable as the capital after government activity had expanded beyond southeastern Pennsylvania.
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Geography of the United States

What should a student understand about Pennsylvania geographic classification?

  • The Appalachian system lies entirely outside Pennsylvania.
  • Pennsylvania has uniform physical geography with little regional variation.
  • Elevation has no meaningful connection to Pennsylvania climate patterns.
  • Pennsylvania can be described as Northeastern, Middle Atlantic, Appalachian, and Great Lakes-connected depending on the geographic framework being used.
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  • Pennsylvania can be described as Northeastern, Middle Atlantic, Appalachian, and Great Lakes-connected depending on the geographic framework being used.
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Geography of the United States

Which statement correctly explains Pennsylvania geographic classification?

  • The U.S. Census Bureau’s regional classification and physical-geography classifications answer different kinds of questions.
  • Elevation has no meaningful connection to Pennsylvania climate patterns.
  • Physiographic provinces are political districts created by the state legislature.
  • Pennsylvania has uniform physical geography with little regional variation.
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  • The U.S. Census Bureau's regional classification and physical-geography classifications answer different kinds of questions.
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Geography of the United States

What is the clearest description of Pennsylvania geography and settlement?

  • Physiographic provinces are political districts created by the state legislature.
  • All Pennsylvania rivers drain through the same watershed.
  • Pennsylvania’s physiographic regions influenced settlement patterns by shaping transportation routes, farming areas, and access to natural resources.
  • Lake Erie has no effect on northwestern Pennsylvania’s weather.
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  • Pennsylvania's physiographic regions influenced settlement patterns by shaping transportation routes, farming areas, and access to natural resources.
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Geography of the United States

Which statement best describes Pennsylvania climate?

  • All Pennsylvania rivers drain through the same watershed.
  • Elevation has no meaningful connection to Pennsylvania climate patterns.
  • The Appalachian system lies entirely outside Pennsylvania.
  • Southeastern Pennsylvania generally has milder winters than many higher-elevation and northern areas.
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  • Southeastern Pennsylvania generally has milder winters than many higher-elevation and northern areas.
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Geography of the United States

What is accurate about Lake Erie?

  • Northwestern Pennsylvania can receive heavy lake-effect snow from Lake Erie.
  • All Pennsylvania rivers drain through the same watershed.
  • The Appalachian system lies entirely outside Pennsylvania.
  • Physiographic provinces are political districts created by the state legislature.
Correct answer(s):
  • Northwestern Pennsylvania can receive heavy lake-effect snow from Lake Erie.
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