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ReviewQuestions
1. What is the difference between a city and an urban area?
2. Give two reasons whymost people choose to live in an urban area.
3. Describewhy Philadelphia’s location is important.
4. Write one sentence on something else you learned about Philadelphia.
5. Name one of Chester’s products.
6. Name three important cities of the Piedmont region.
7. Which Piedmont city has the largest population?
8. Name three industrial products and two farm products of Piedmont cities.
9. For what is each city known:
Harrisburg? Altoona? Bethlehem?
10. What product ismined around Johnstown?
11. Describe how Pittsburgh is a transportation center.
12. Describewhy Erie’s location is important.
DID
YOU
KNOW?
Of course, the home of Punxsutawney Phil is not even a city. But each
February 2nd since 1886, the groundhog is awakened fromhis den to see
if there will be an early spring. It is an old German legend. If people see
Phil’s shadow, we can expect sixmoreweeks of winter!
Museum. People can enjoy professional
sports in football, baseball, or ice hockey.
City of the
Erie Plain Region
E
rie
is located in northwestern
Pennsylvania. The city is named
after the Erie tribes. The city began
as a French fort in 1753.
The population of Erie is 102,000 people.
This port is our state’s fourth largest city.
Erie contains an excellent
harbor
protected by the fishhook peninsula called
Presque Isle. Lake Erie is one of the Great
Lakes. Because of its location, Erie is a
shipping center for many products.
Products can be shipped to the west or
northeast in the Great Lakes. The products
include iron, coal, oil, lumber, grain, and
fruits from orchards. The sandy beaches of
Presque Isle State Park attractmany tourists
in the summer.
There are many smaller cities in
Pennsylvania. Some of these cities are New
Castle, Carlisle, Pottsville, Pottstown,
Chambersburg, Bethel Park, andNorristown.
