The history and Climate
Where was the first shots of the American Revolution fired?
Lexington, Massachusetts
Look at the image of the Northeast states. Name 1, 2, and 3
1. Maine
2. New Hampshire
3. Vermont
What is a renewable resource?
A resource that won't run out naturally.
What has smoothed the peaks of the Appalachian Mountains?
Millions of years of erosion.
What is the capital of New York?
Albany
Who lived on the land that became known as the Norest before the Europeans?
Native Americans
Look at the image of the Northeast states. Name 4, 5, and 6.
4. New York
5. Pennsylvania
6. Maryland.
True or False: Natural resources are materials found in the environment.
True
False
What is the capital of Maine?
Augusta
When did the first European settlers arrive?
Early 1600s
Look at the image of the Northeast states. Name 7, 8, and 9.
8. Delaware
9. New York
Name three natural resources found in the Northeast.
1. Coal
2. Stones
3. Minerals
4. Lumber
Name three types of land found in the Northeast.
Mountains, hills, forests, grasslands, lakes, rocky beaches, sandy beaches, flat fertile farm land.
What is the capital of Rhode Island AND Massachusetts?
Rhode Island- Providence
Massachusetts- Boston
True or False: The further North you travel, the more snow you will see.
True
Look at the image of the Northeast states. Name 10 and 11.
10. Rhode Island
11. Massachusetts
What are two natural resources that the Midwest and Northeast have in common?
1. Coal
2. Forests (Lumber)
3. Farm land
What are landmarks AND name two of them.
Landmark are important places.
1. Niagara Falls in NY
2. Plymouth Rock in MA
1. What is the capital of Main, Vermont, AND Maryland?
Main- Augusta
Vermont- Montpelier
Maryland- Annapolis
Describe ALL four seasons in the Northeast.
Winter: Cold air with lots of snow.
Spring: Air begins to warm. The ground unthaws. Plants begin growing again.
Summer: Warm and humid.
Fall: The trees leaves change color and fall.
Look at the image of the Northeast states. Name 1, 4, 7, and 9.
1. Maine
4. New York
7. Delaware
9. Connecticut
False.
Describe what man-made landmark is AND what a natural landmark is.
Man-made landmarks are man made such as monuments.
Natural landmarks are created by nature that are unique in some way- Niagara Falls.
What are the capitals of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware and Pennsylvania?
1. Massachusetts- Boston
2. Connecticut- Hartford
3. Delaware- Dover
4. Pennsylvania- Harrisburg