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Physiographic Map of Kentucky

Jackson Purchase Western Kentucky Coal Field Pennyroyal Knobs Region Bluegrass Region Eastern Kentucky Coal Field

Physiography, also called geomorphology, is the study of land surface features. Kentucky is divided into several physiographic regions. If you compare the physiographic map and geologic map, you will see that the patterns of colors on the maps are similar; the physiographic regions are very similar to the geologic regions. That is because the shape of the land surface is controlled by the effects of weathering and erosion of the bedrock. The descriptions physiographic regions found in the following links have been modified from Preston McGrain's, The Geologic Story of Kentucky.

Physiograpic Region
Bluegrass
Eastern Kentucky Coal Field
Knobs
Jackson Purchase or Mississippi Embayment
Pennyroyal or Mississippian Plateau
Western Kentucky Coal Field

Kentucky Place Names

 

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