Download Pennsylvania`s Geographic Regions • There are 5 major geographic

Pennsylvania’s
Geographic Regions
ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN
• Area of flat land along the
southeastern corner of PA
• Includes Philadelphia
• Elevation ranges from sea
level to 26ft above sea level
Ridge and Valley
• Home to the Appalachian
Mountains
• Includes several specific
ridges and valleys
• There are 5 major geographic
regions in Pennsylvania.
The Piedmont
• Area of rolling hills
• Elevation reaches a maximum
of 600ft above sea level
• Includes Allentown, Reading,
Lancaster, and York
Blue Mountain
• Chambersburg to New Jersey
border south of Stroudsburg
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Tuscarora
• Parallels the Blue Mountain
Jack’s Mountain
• West of Harrisburg toward
Bloomsburg
Great Valley
• Made up of Cumberland
Valley, Lebanon Valley, Lehigh
Valley
• Allegheny Mountains stretch
from Maryland border north
and east to Lock Haven
Allegheny Plateau
• Mt. Davis is the highest
Mountain in PA at 3, 213 feet
• Covers about 60% of
Pennsylvania
• Elevations range from 700 feet to
2,500 feet
• Pocono Mountains in
Northeastern PA are part of this
region
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Lake Erie
Plain
• Narrow, stretching only 4 miles
in width
• Includes Erie
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