WV’s Four Geographic

Regions

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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?

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

Southern vs. Northern