The Beautiful Northeast
Between which two Great lakes is Niagra Falls located?
Lake Erie and Ontario
Which is the largest of the Finger Lakes?
Lake Seneca
How do many families make a living in the Chesapeake Bay area?
What are three reasons why the Niagra River is important to people in the Northeast Region?
1. Hydropower plants create energy from the flowing water.
2. Largest producer of electricity.
3. Generate enough power to light 24 million bulbs.
What is produced by hydropower plants on the Niagra River?
Hydroelectricity
Why do grapes grow well in the Finger Lakes region?
Warm air around the lakes creates a longer growing season.
What are the people called who fish the Chesapeake Bay?
Watermen
How are the Green and White Mountains alike?
Both are part of the Appalachian Mountain range. both have ski resorts.
Which two Northeast states don't share a border with the Atlantic Ocean?
Pennsylvania and Vermont
Why does it take many hours to make maple syrup?
It takes about 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of maple syrup.
How does soil around Chesapeake Bay get polluted?
Some factories dump waste onto the land.
How are the Green and White Mountains different?
Green Mountains have evergreen forests. White Mountains are snow covered.
What are three reasons why Niagra Falls is important to the Northeast?
1. Electricity is produced by the falls.
2. People can use the power to run machines.
3. Tourists spend money to visit.
Name three ways water is essential to the growth of cranberries.
1.In winter, water freezes the bogs to protect the plants.
2. Water protects the plants from disease and insects in the spring.
3. Air pockets cause the cranberries to rise for harvest.
How does polluted soil get into Chesapeake Bay?
Rain and snow wash the soil into rivers that drain into the bay.
What are the steps for Preparing a Cranberry Bog?
1. Clear and level the land.
2. Drain land and cover with sand.
3. Press new plants into the sand bogs and fill with water.
What three mountains make up the most of the Appalachian Mountain range?
White Mountains, Green Mountains, and Catskill Mountains
What are the three main steps to maple syrup production?
1.Drill a hole in a tree and put a spout in it.
2. Sap is emptied into a barrel and taken to the sugar house.
3. Sap is boiled until the water evaporates.
What is one way people have tried to help save the bay?
Creating the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to educate people about the environment.