Transcript Part 2 South Mountain & Reading Prong Regions

The Natural Regions of
Pennsylvania
Lost!
I’m having a hard time catching my breath. I
thought for sure that if I got to the top of the mountain, I
would be able to see the campgrounds where my
family was camped below me. Unfortunately, all I see
is more trees. My short hike in the woods has turned
into a scary, lonely experience. To make things worse,
I am so thirsty. Maybe I could go back to the stream I
crossed a ways back and get a drink, but I heard that
you could get really sick drinking water with bacteria in
it. I don’t know what to do!
Lost!
•
Explain the next three things
you would do if it was you lost
in the woods.
• Share with your
partner what you
would do.
South Mountain
Region
• Ridges and valleys are the two main land
features in the South Mountain Region.
South Mountain
Region
• Few people live in this region because it is
rugged and covered with forests.
Reading Prong
Region
• Low hills, steep ridges, and valleys are
found in the Reading Prong Region.
Reading Prong
Region
• Erosion is the slow wearing away of soil
and stone by wind and water.
Reading Prong
Region
• Make a list of three effects of
erosion.
• Turn and share your thought
with a partner.
Reading Prong
Region
• Erosion occurred slowly in this region
because the ridges are made of hard
types of rock.
Reading Prong
Region
• The Reading Prong Region is part of three
mountain ranges:
– Great Smokey Mountains
– South Mountain
– Blue Ridge Mountains
They are all part of the huge Appalachian
Mountain Range.
Exit Activity
• Write one fact about the South
Mountain Region and One Fact
about the Reading Prong
Region.