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**__The 5 Regions of Pennsylvania__**

**__Atlantic Coastal__** __Plain__ ☺ 1. The Atlantic Coastal Plain has a port city. 2. The Atlantic Coastal Plain is loacated in the southeastern part of our state. 3. The elevation of the land ranges from sea level (0) to a few hundred feet.

__**Ridge and Valley**__ 1. If you travel northwest from the Piedmont region you will enter another region that has different landform features. 2. This region is about 100 miles wide. 3. This region is covered with mountain ridges and valleys.

__**Allegheny Plateau** __ 1. As you travel west of the Ridge & Valley region, you will enter the Allegheny Plateau. 2. The Allegheny Plateau can have elevations similar to the Ridge & Valley region. 3. There are not many large cities in the Allegheny Plateau.

__Piedmont __ 1. The word piedmont means land that lies at the base or foot of mountain land. 2. This land lies between the coastal plain and the beginning of mountain land. <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">3. The piedmont has many rolling hills & valleys. <span style="font-family: impact,charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">(piedmont)

**__<span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">Erie Plain __** <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">1. Our last region is a very narrow plain near Lake Erie. <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">2. Long ago, this level plain was of the lake bed. <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">3. This region has rich sandy soil for growing fruit the soil is especially fit for growing grapes.