Pennsylvania Facts

3. located on the Allegheny mountains near Pennsylvania's southern border.
7. This state shares Pennsylvania's eastern border.
9. Pennsylvania is located in the _____________ part of the United States.
10. the oldest mountain chain in the country. All of Pennsylvania's mountains are part of this.
13. One of the Great Lakes of Pennsylvania.
16. This is what half of Earth is called because Geographers divide the Earth into the Eastern and Western, Northern and Southern ____________s.
19. How many states border Pennsylvania's southern border?
20. This is what causes gorges to form.
21. These ____________ in PA make our state a center of transportation and business.
24. This state shares Pennsylvania's western border.
25. ____________ is one of 50 states in the United States of America.

1. largest land areas on Earth.
2. These mountains stretch across the middle of Pennsylvania, creating a 'spine'.
4. this river flows through central PA.
5. The overall shape on Pennsylvania.
6. Pennsylvania's nickname. It comes from it's location.
7. the continent in which the state of Pennsylvania is located.
8. serves as a major shipping route.
11. A natural feature on Earth's surface.
12. These cover about 60% of Pennsylvania, totaling to about 17 million acres.
14. This river is fed by its tributaries, the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers.
15. Rivers and lakes provide sources for _____________, such as fishing and boating.
17. A smaller river or stream that flows into a larger river.
18. This state lies on the northern border of Pennsylvania.
22. The other thirteen colonies resembled this, and Pennsylvania lies in the middle, creating a 'keystone'.
23. a deep, narrow valley with steep walls.