GEOG 010 Study Guide - Biome, Mollisol, Alfisol
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State college is a very big biome that comprises most of the pennsylvania state geographic region. The region is influenced by the areas physical geography: climate, geology, landforms, soils, vegetation, and land uses. State college is known to lie in the appalachian region of the united states. The state of pennsylvania is divided into three different regions: Piedmont plateau, ridge and valley region, and the allegheny plateau. State college is located in the ridge and valley region that consists of parallel mountain ridges separated by deep valleys. This topography is the result of relatively tough sandstone at the ridges tops and relatively soft shale as well as limestone in the valleys; where historically sandstone eroded less quickly than the shale and limestone. The state college region is located in what"s known as a humid subtropical/continental climatic region. Precipitation in this region occurs year round with recent annual averages ranging from approximately 3. 3-4. 2 inches.
