Social Studies Review: Regions of NJ Smackdown!

What is the largest city in NJ?

• Hackensack

• Jersey City

• Paterson

• Newark

How has weathering changed the New Jersey Highlands region?

• They have caused more rainfall.

• They have shifted the ocean’s currents.

• They have caused rocks to wear away.

• They have made the mountains higher.

This is a diverse region that contains salt marshes, pine forests, and beaches!

• Atlantic Coastal Plains

• Central Corridor/Piedmont

• Highlands

• Appalachian Ridge and Valley

If you wanted to SKI or visit lakes for sports like boating, fishing, or swimming, the region you should visit is:

• Central Corridor/Piedmont

• Appalachian Ridge and Valley

• Highlands

• Atlantic Coastal Plain

Unique animals like the Barrens Tree Frog and the Timber Rattlesnake can be found in this region:

• Central Corridor/Piedmont

• Appalachian Ridge and Valley

• Highlands

• Atlantic Coastal Plain

In which region of NJ do most people live? (In other words, which is most densely populated?)

• Central Corridor/Piedmont

• Appalachian Ridge and Valley

• Highlands

• .

  Atlantic Coastal Plain

Which region covers the largest area of NJ?

• Central Corridor/Piedmont

• Appalachian Ridge and Valley

• Newark

• Atlantic Coastal Plain

Why has the Highlands region been important to industry?

• It’s rich in minerals like zinc and iron

• Many people live there

• It has many telephone lines

• It has many ridges

At the Jersey Shore you would NOT see

• board walks

• plateaus

• resort towns

• barrier islands

Long, narrow chains of hills are called:

• plateaus

• ridges

• canyons

• peiedmonts