Vocabulary
What is a megalopolis?
A string of towns and cities where people live
What state is Hershey home to?
Pennsylvania
What are 2 differences of living in city life vs. a smaller town?
Answers will vary
What area would have a low population density?
A. A rural community
B. A small town with a lot of people
C. A crowded city
A. A rural community
What is pollution?
something that makes air, water, or soil dirty or unsafe to use
What is one highly populated city in the Northeast?
New York City
What is 1 thing population density would affect?
Where people live
What people do for fun
How people get around
Would air pollution be worse in an urban, suburban, or rural area?
Urban
What does "rural" mean?
an area related to farms/countryside and open spaces. Away from towns.
How many states are in the Northeast Region?
11
How many branches of government are there in the U.S?
3 (judicial, legislative, executive)
Mahtomedi is a ________ community.
Suburban
What does "suburban" mean?
An area outside of a city. Often containing houses and neighborhoods.
What is the smallest state in the Northeast Region?
Rhode Island
True or False
Trash that is thrown away is sent to a landfill which leads to land pollution?
True
People in an urban area might travel using________.
Bikes, walking, subways
What is population density?
The average number of people living in an area
What state was the declaration of independence signed?
a. New York
b. Maine
c. Pennsylvania
d. Maryland
c. Pennsylvania
The _________ called "boswash" stretches from Maine to southern Virginia.
Megalopolis
New York City is an example of a __________ community.
Urban