Land and Water
The largest bay on the Atlantic coast, actually an estuary, which divides Maryland into two sections
What is Chesapeake Bay?
The area in which sandy soils, milder winters, and proximity to markets promote truck farming
What is the Atlantic Coastal Plain?
The nation's largest port, situated at the junction of three rivers
What is Pittsburgh, PA?
The planned city located between Maryland and Virginia, but not a part of either state, which is the U.S. capital and whose business is government
What is Washington, DC?
The largest city in the United States and a national center of trading, manufacturing, communication, finance, and culture
What is New York City?
The important river formed at Pittsburgh from the junction of the Alleghney and Monongahela rivers
What is the Ohio River?
The reason for the growth of early industries at the fall line in New England
What is hydroelectric power?
The type of farming suited to poorer soil, a short growing season, hilly land, and nearness to markets
What is dairy farming?
The area of New York City that, because of its stock exchanges, many banks, and commercial offices, is the world's greatest financial center
What is Wall Street?
The City of Brotherly,the regions second largest city, a great port and manufacturing center, which boasts a rich historical heritage
The river that separates the Green Mountains and the White Mountains, and in whose valley tobacco is grown
What is the Connecticut River?
Hard coal, found near Scranton and Wilkes-Barre in Pennsylvania, which heats well but is difficult to mine
What is anthracite?
The area which, together with the coastal waters off Cape Cod, accounts for a large share of the nation's catch of fish and shellfish
What is Chesapeake Bay?
The area in which traditional industries have declined the most but are being replaced by new and varied industries
What is New England?
A major port of New England, a leading industrial city for fishing, printing, and finance, and a major center of learning and health care
What is Boston, MA?
The naturally beautiful hilly area comprised of six states, which was one of the first parts of the United States to be settled and industrialized
What is New England?
Waterfalls on the river connecting Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, which produce much hydroelectric power for the area
What is Niagara Falls?
A major industry of New England, due to the area's snow-covered mountains, beautiful scenery, extensive coastline, and historic interest
What is tourism?
The Chemical Capital of the World because it serves as headquarters for many chemical companies and has many research laboratories
What is Wilmington, DE?
An organization of world nations, with headquarters in New York City, that works for peace, cooperation, and development
What is the United Nations?
A plateau of rolling hills, crossed by rivers, that lies between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the Appalachians
What is the Piedmont?
The tree that grows in the northern part of this region and yields sap used for sugar, syrup, and candy
What is maple?
Once responsible for the growth of shipbuilding in the Northeast the resource that is now used largely for pulp and paper
What is lumber?
Technical products manufactured in the Northeast such as computers and scientific instruments
What is electronic equipment?
The name for a continuous urban area where one metropolitan area merges with the next
What is megalopolis?