Vocabulary
What is a tower with a bright light at the top called a beacon?
A. Sound
B. Peninsula
C. Lighthouse
D. Glaciers
C. Lighthouse
How many states make up the Northeast Region?
A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13
B. 11
Where do many of the Northeast natural resources come from?
A. Its oceans
B. Its rivers
C. Its deserts
D. Its forests
D. Its forests
What is the capital of New Jersey?
What is land that is almost surrounded on all sides by water?
A. Sound
B. Peninsula
C. Lighthouse
D. Glaciers
B. Peninsula
True or False
The Northeast region is the biggest in the United States.
False
Why are fish populations dropping in the Atlantic Ocean?
Overfishing
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington D.C.
What is water that separates a mainland and an island?
A. Sound
B. Peninsula
C. Lighthouse
D. Glaciers
A. Sound
What ocean is on the coast of the Northeast region?
Atlantic Ocean
What is an example of natural resources found in the earth in the Northeast?
Coal and other mineral
What mountain range does NOT make up the Appalachian Mountain range?
A. Catskill Mountain
B. White Mountain
C. Green Mountain
D. Rocky Mountain
D. Rocky Mountain
What is a nonliving material that is found in the earth?
A. Glacier
B. Mineral
C. Quarry
D. Overfishing
B. Mineral
True or False
Lake Erie and Lake Canada border the Northeast region.
False
It is Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
What are natural resources like coal, granite, and marble used for?
Coal is used for energy
Granite and marble are used for building
What is not one of the largest lakes in the Northeast?
A. Lake Erie
B. Lake Ontario
C. Lake Hiawatha
D. Lake Champlain
C. Lake Hiawatha
What is a place where stone is dug, cut, or blasted out of the earth?
A. Glacier
B. Mineral
C. Quarry
D. Overfishing
C. Quarry
Why were many cities built on the mouths of rivers?
It provided access to the Atlantic ocean for goods and transportation.
Possible answers:
Lumber
Paper
Wood products
Maple Syrup
Give me two examples of what tourist might do when visiting the Northeast region.
Go to beach, go to big cities, parks, skiing, or snowboarding