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Tides and tribulations
Capital gains
Going Dutch
Harboring history
100
Fishing and fish processing have been one of the primary economic drivers in this region of the US and Canada where rugged coastlines and waterways are abundant.
What is the Atlantic Periphery?
100
This location in Canada has the world's greatest tidal range - averaging 53 feet between high and low tide!
What is the Bay of Fundy?
100
This capital city, founded in 1790, was selected as a neutral site between the northern and southern states.
What is Washington D.C.
100
This famous New York City park was originally a Dutch settlement area known for its cultural and social gatherings.
What is Central Park?
100
This harbor in the northeastern United States is famous for the 342 chests of green tea that were added to the waters in a 1773 protest against taxation without representation.
What is the Boston Harbor?
200
The Mississippi River watershed empties in this large body of water.
What is the Gulf of Mexico?
200
Vikings established a settlement called Vinland about 1,000 years ago in this (modern-day) Canadian province.
What is Newfoundland?
200
This major city in the Megalopolis region is the capital of Massachusetts.
What is Boston?
200
New York City was first named this after a Dutch city in the Netherlands.
What is New Amsterdam?
200
This New York harbor is the entry point for millions of immigrants arriving in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
What is Ellis Island?
300
This type of land use system attempts to allow many land owners access to rivers and other waterways.
What are long lots?
300
European settlers struggled to engage in agricultural practices in this region as a result of the thin, rocky soils and harsh winter climate.
What is the Atlantic Periphery?
300
This capital city in the Atlantic Periphery has a population of less than 20,000 people. Despite being in a state known for vacationing, this 'city' is not known as a tourist destination.
What is Augusta, Maine?
300
What borough of New York City was originally settled by Dutch people?
What is Manhattan?
300
This port city was founded by William Penn in 1682, and grew quickly grew as a result of its strategic location along the Delaware River.
What is the Port of (Philadelphia)?
400
You're likely to find some great fishing spots in Minnesota, given all of the lakes in this state that were formed as a result of this.
What is glaciation / the Ice Ages?
400
Massachusetts is the second-largest producer of this agricultural crop, which is grown in water.
What are cranberries?
400
What is the capital of the state pictured here?
What is Montpelier?
400
Dutch fur traders established Fort Nassau at the farthest point upstream that oceangoing ships could travel on the Hudson River. This settlement grew into an important city, now known as this.
What is Albany, New York?
400
The national anthem was written in this major port and shipbuilding center.
What is Baltimore?
500
This important city on the East Coast is well known for its delicious crab and other seafood.
What is Baltimore?
500
Over the last ~50 years, populations of American lobster have moved this direction in response to changing environmental conditions.
What is north or northeast?
500
This capital city is located about 143 miles north of a city in the Megalopolis that was first settled by the Dutch in 1624.
What is Albany, New York?
500
This famous New York City neighborhood in Manhattan was named after a city in the Netherlands known for its agricultural land. It was characterized by rural farmland until the early 19th century. By the 1920s, it had become a cultural hub for African American art, music, and literature.
What is Harlem?
500
This picturesque harbor town and capital in Newfoundland is famous for its colorful row houses and served as the final destination for the Titanic.
What is St. Johns?