Pennsylvania Geography

Which relationship involving Pennsylvania’s physical geography is correctly stated?

• The Appalachian system lies entirely outside Pennsylvania.
• Pennsylvania’s physiographic diversity helps explain differences in transportation, agriculture, settlement, and resource extraction.
• Lake Erie has no effect on northwestern Pennsylvania’s weather.
• Elevation has no meaningful connection to Pennsylvania climate patterns.

Which idea about Pennsylvania’s physical geography is most accurate?

• Pennsylvania has uniform physical geography with little regional variation.
• Lake Erie has no effect on northwestern Pennsylvania’s weather.
• The Susquehanna watershed connects central Pennsylvania environmentally to Chesapeake Bay.
• All Pennsylvania rivers drain through the same watershed.

What should a student understand about Ohio River system?

• Lake Erie has no effect on northwestern Pennsylvania’s weather.
• The Ohio River system connects western Pennsylvania hydrologically to the Mississippi Basin.
• The Appalachian system lies entirely outside Pennsylvania.
• Pennsylvania has uniform physical geography with little regional variation.

Which statement correctly explains Delaware River?

• Pennsylvania has uniform physical geography with little regional variation.
• Physiographic provinces are political districts created by the state legislature.
• Lake Erie has no effect on northwestern Pennsylvania’s weather.
• The Delaware River links eastern Pennsylvania to the Atlantic drainage system.