States/Capitals
Vocabulary
Cities
Industry
History
100
What is captial or CT?
Hartford
100
What is a harbor?
A place where ships can dock safely.
100
Where would someone move if they wanted to move away from the city
To the suburbs.
100
Name 2 types of industries that people could work in for a living in the NE region.
Fishing, Farming.
100
Where did the pilgrims land and in what year?
Plymouth Rock, 1620
200
What is the capital of NY?
Albany
200
What is a port?
A place where ships can trade goods.
200
Why did cities spring up along the coast, near port cities?
To find jobs, earn a living, close access to imports/exports.
200
What is a major crop for NE region states?
Corn, cranberries, trees.
200
What is PA's nickname?
Keystone State.
300
What three states are to the right of New York
Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine
300
What are imports?
Goods shipped INTO the country.
300
Name three major cities in the NE region.
Boston, NY City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C.
300
Name three things people can use trees for when making products.
Paper, syrup, lumber, toothpicks, furniture.
300
What is the name of the Quaker who settled Pennsylvania?
William Penn
400
What is the capital of Massachusettes?
Boston
400
What are exports?
Goods shipped to other countries.
400
What are three ways you could you transportation to avoid traffic?
Bikes, trains, subways, taxi cabs, walking
400
What makes it so easy to farm lots of crops in the NE region?
Fertile soil, climate, 4 seasons.
400
Why did the pilgrims choose to settle at Plymouth Rock, MA?
Harbor, trees, fresh water, farm land, wild animals
500
What is the capital of New Hampshire?
Concord
500
What is the difference between a metropolitan area and a megalopolis?
A metropolitan are is a city and its surrounding suburbs, but a megalopolis is a giant area of metropoloitan areas. Boston, NY, Philadelphia, Washington D.C.
500
What are 3 problems a major city faces?
Overcrowding, traffic, polution, crime, unemployment, not enough housing.
500
Name a service job and a manufacturing job.
Service job: teaching, nursing, doctors, tv broadcasters. Manufacturing jobs: working in a factory, building car parts, repairing products.
500
Explain why millions of immigrants came to this country. BONUS: What is the name of the Island millions of immigrants passed through?
To pursue freedom, look for a better way of life. ~Ellis Island
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