Chapter 2 The Regions of WV Review
WV Regions Potomac Section Allegheny Highlands Allegheny Plateau Ohio River Valley
Potomac Section
Allegheny Highlands
Allegheny Plateau
Ohio River Valley
area bound by common characteristics region
Characteristics of regions Climate economic opportunities land forms recreational opportunities
Slopes upward from the Valley of Virginia to the Allegheny Highlands Potomac Section.
Potomac Section Agriculture Livestock peach and apple orchards
region west of the Potomac Section Allegheny Highlands
one who moves into a new country to settle there immigrant
highest point in the state Spruce Knob - 4,862 feet above sea level
Where you will find one-sided spruce trees. Dolly Sods
Lowest point in the state Harper’s Ferry
State nickname The Mountain State
Where is the Forest Festival held each year? Elkins
region west of the Allegheny Highlands Allegheny Plateau
Allegheny Plateau
an elevated tract of more-or-less level land plateau
What happened to the elevated level land? Eroded into gorges and canyons
second oldest river in the world New
worlds largest single arch steel span New River Gorge Bridge - Fayette County
Where did Mad Ann Bailey ride her horse to escape the Indians? Hawks Nest
White water rivers Cheat Tygart New Gauley
Whitewater Rafters Gauley River Nicholas County
Plateau Natural Resources Limestone sandstone shale coal oil natural gas salt
Important byproducts of natural resources Saccharin Perfumes Aspirin Lysol Vaseline Vanillin Dyes Tires Gasoline Benzene Kerosene Greases Paraffins Carbon black Carbon paper Inks
Italian City Clarksburg
Italian Heritage Festival Clarksburg Harrison County
Indian meanings of Kanawha "place of the white stone" "river of evil spirits"
location of the state Capitol Complex Charleston
What is the name of the play about Chief Cornstalk’s daughter? The Aracoma Story At Chief Logan State Park
stretches from the northern panhandle to the Big Sandy River Ohio River Valley
Ohio River Cities Wellsburg Wheeling Sistersville St. Marys Williamstown Parkersburg Ravenswood
historic island in the Ohio River near Parkersburg Blennerhassett
the crime of trying to overthrow the government of one’s state or country treason
Ohio River Industries Steel Glass Textile
Weirton Steel
Location of Fenton Glass Williamstown Ohio River Valley
Oglebay Park - Wheeling Festival of Lights Oglebay Park - Wheeling
Festival of Lights Oglebay Park Ohio County
the seat of government for a nation or state capital
First Capitol Building U.S. Custom House in Wheeling
Independence Hall
City like Urban
Charleston
Charleston
Cattle and Sheep Livestock
Health resort Spa
Large city in Highlands Beckley
Tamarack
Town developed by James Rumsey Berkeley Springs
Little Switzerland Helvetia
Moves to a new country immigrant
Elevated flat land Plateau
Rugged - Mountainous Allegheny Highlands
Gorges and Canyons Allegheny Plateau
Eastern Panhandle Potomac Section
Potomac Eagle
Potomac Section
Bridge Day
Allegheny Plateau
Hawks Nest
Allegheny Plateau
Apple Orchards
Potomac Section
Chemical industry
Allegheny Plateau
Blennerhassett Island
Ohio River Valley
Spruce Knob
Allegheny Highlands
Harper’s Ferry
Potomac Section
Festival of Lights
Festival of Lights – Oglebay Park Ohio County
Ohio River Valley
Blue Ridge Outlet Mall
Potomac Section
Berkeley Springs
Potomac Section
Seneca Rocks
Allegheny Highlands
White Water Rafting
Allegheny Plateau
State Capitol Complex
Allegheny Plateau
Sistersville Ferry
Ohio River Valley
Steel industry
Ohio River Valley
Snowshoe Ski Resort
Allegheny Highlands
The Trough
Potomac Section
Smoke Hole Caverns
Allegheny Highlands
New River Gorge
Allegheny Plateau
First Capital
Ohio River Valley
Forest Festival
Allegheny Highlands
Textile industry
Ohio River Valley
Helvetia
Allegheny Highlands
Dolly Sods
Allegheny Highlands
Lost World Caverns
Allegheny Highlands
Tourist Regions
List the Tourist Regions of WV Eastern Panhandle Potomac Highlands Mountain lakes Mountaineer Country Northern Panhandle Mid-Ohio Valley Metro Valley Hatfield-McCoy Mts. New River-Greenbrier Valley
someone who travels away from home to another place and who does not plan to stay permanently in the new location. tourist
where the first European explorer first entered West Virginia. Harpers Ferry Eastern Panhandle
the oldest town in West Virginia. Shepherdstown
West Virginia’s first permanent settler Morgan Morgan Eastern Panhandle
was originally called Bath Berkeley Springs Eastern Panhandle
First land battle of the Civil War Philippi Mountaineer Country
Morgantown Mountaineer Country Home of WVU Morgantown Mountaineer Country
the oldest college in the state. Bethany College
Wheeling Northern Panhandle “gateway to the West” Wheeling Northern Panhandle
built by the early Woodland people Grave Creek Mound Northern Panhandle
one of the biggest “oil booms” in the eastern United States Tyler County Northern Panhandle
Parkersburg Mid-Ohio Valley Oil and Gas Museum Parkersburg Mid-Ohio Valley
Visitors can take a ferry to this famous Island in the Ohio River. Blennerhassett Island
The largest manufacture of handmade colored glass in the U.S. Fenton Glass Mid-Ohio Valley
First battle of the American Revolotion Battle of Point Pleasant Mid-Ohio Valley
Developed along the C&O Railroad line Metro Valley Huntington
Charleston Metro Valley Capitol Complex Charleston Metro Valley
Peytona, Boone County Hatfield-McCoy Mountains Coal was discovered Peytona, Boone County Hatfield-McCoy Mountains
The region takes its name from the infamous feud Hatfield and McCoy
Bramwell New River/Greenbrier Valley In this town, about one hundred years ago, as many as fourteen millionaires lived in a two-block radius. Bramwell New River/Greenbrier Valley
Second oldest river in the world New
West Virginia’s best known cave Organ Cave New River/Greenbrier Valley
Attracted thirty-three U.S. Presidents The Greenbrier Resort
Point Pleasant Mothman The city of Point Pleasant boasts a twelve-foot statue made of stainless steel with red eyes, which were made by Blenko Glass. Point Pleasant Mothman