This document provides an overview of Pennsylvania's geography, climate, and natural resources as presented in a lesson plan about Pennsylvania. It discusses Pennsylvania's location and bordering states, major landforms and river systems, climate factors, and types of natural resources. Maps and diagrams are included to illustrate these topics. The lesson aims to teach students about Pennsylvania's physical geography and natural features through text, questions, activities, and comparisons of renewable and nonrenewable resources.

1. A Place Called
Pennsylvania
Created by Ms. Perman

2. PA Flag

3. Lesson 1
Land and Water
pages 6-11

4. Geography -
is the study of the earth
and all the different things on it
What are some things found on Earth?
 Land
 Water
 Plants
 Animals
 Human Activity

5. 6 Bordering States of PA
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 New Jersey
 New York
 Ohio
 West Virginia
 Maryland
 Delaware

6. Can you locate where the 6 states
are?

8. Boundary Lines
Natural
 Made by Nature
 Natural = Nature
 Examples: rivers
lakes
mountains
Political
 Made by People
 Political = People

9. 67 Counties of PA

10. A trip across PA…….

12. PA Turnpike = Interstate 76
 The nation’s first long-distance four lane
highway.
 It runs from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh.
 The tolls you pay are used to repair the
road.

13. Landforms we see along the way:
Landforms are things found on land.
They are the shapes
that make up the earth’s surface.
 Plains
 Valleys
 Mountains
 Plateaus

14. Plain
A vast area of flat land

15. Valley
Low areas of land between mountains or hills

16. Plateau
Large, flat areas of land that raise sharply above the land around it

17. Ridges
A chain of mountains

18. More landforms……

23. Let’s Draw Landforms
Plain Valley Ridge Plateau
Materials:
81/2 x 11 paper
scissors
colored pencils

26. What type of map would show
landforms?
a) Political map
b) Physical map
c) Historical map
d) Transportation map

27. Water Facts:
 71% of Earth is covered by water.
 Water is an important natural resource.
 Very little of Earth’s water is fresh water.
 We need fresh water to stay alive.

28. Where is most of the earth’s fresh water?

29. PA’s 3 River Systems
1. Ohio
2. Susquehanna
3. Delaware

30. Locating the 3 River Systems

31. Pa’s River Systems
Delaware River Susquehanna River Ohio River
Schuylkill River Lehigh River Juniata River West Branch River Allegheny River Monongahela River

32. Ohio River System – In Pittsburgh

33. Lesson 2
Our State’s Climate
Pages 14-17

34. Weather vs. Climate
Weather
describes the air day
to day.
HOT
COLD
RAINY
WINDY
Climate
weather over a long
period of time.
CLOTHES TO BUY
FOOD TO EAT
RECREATION
WORK

35. Two Parts of Climate
 Temperate – A
measure of how hot
or cold the air is.
 Precipitation –
moisture that falls to
the ground in the
form of rain, snow,
sleet, or hail.

36. 3 factors that affect climate
1. Elevation
2. Distance from the
Equator
3. Distance from an
ocean or lake

37. 3 factors that affect climate

38. Latitude Lines
measure lines
north or south
of the equator
Longitude Lines
measure lines
east or west
of the prime
meridian

39. Lesson 3
Our State’s Resources
Pages 22-28

40. Natural Resources
 Natural Resource – something in the
environment that people can use.
 There are two types of natural
resources.
1. Renewable
2. Nonrenewable

41. Renewable Resources
 Renewable Resources can be replaced.
 Forests
 Soils
 Water

42. Nonrenewable Resources
Nonrenewable Resources can not be
replaced. They are scarce.
 Fuels coal ۞ oil ۞ natural gas
 Minerals clay ۞ limestone

43. Compare and Contrast
Renewable Resources Nonrenewable Resources

44. Conservation Posters