1. WV’s Four Geographic Regions

2. Potomac Section Home to many apple and peach orchards
Where the Golden Delicious Apple originated
Home of the first “spa”
Close to nation’s capital
Includes Harpers Ferry
Fairfax Stone located here

3. Potomac Section Name 3 festivals held here
What historical figures spent time in this region of WV?
Identify one form of transportation that attracts many travelers

4. Allegheny Highlands Gave WV its nickname Home of many natural wonders
Contains Spruce Knob
Some areas over 4,000 feet high
Sparsely populated
Home of the Mountain State Forest Festival

5. Allegheny Highlands Identify three tourist attractions
Name two immigrant groups who settled in the region
Find the two WV counties who are considered the largest and are located here
Give three natural wonders you can visit in this region

6. Allegheny Plateau Home of the New River
Also contains WV’s largest man-made lake; Summersville Lake
Contains lots of shale, limestone, sandstone
WV’s largest tourist destination
Diverse heritage

7. Allegheny Plateau Identify three ethnic groups who settled here
Is the capital of WV in this region?
When was the New River Bridge completed?
What is the regions largest tourist attraction?
Who was the lady who took a great “leap” and why?

8. Ohio River Valley
Home to cities such as Parkersburg, Huntington, Wheeling
Blennerhasset Island
Glass, steel, textile production big here
Location of several wildlife management areas
Contains several islands

9. Ohio River Valley Explain the story behind the Blennerhasset scandal
Name two festivals in the region
Identify three counties found here
Was this the home to WV’s first capital?

10. Southern vs. Northern More rural Most jobs center around coal mining
Less populated
Different traditions and ways of life
Home of MU
A more negative stereotype
Larger cities
More populated
Different accents
Focus on production of steel
Home of WVU
Say they are the most “civilized” of WV

11. Southern vs. Northern