Vocabulary
Geography
Climate
States
Trivia
100
What is a coastline?
Area where land meets the ocean.
100
What is the eastern border of the Northeast?
The Atlantic Ocean.
100
Compare the climate in the north of the Northeast to the southern part of the Northeast.
It is colder in the northern part
100
What state is known for its lobster?
Maine
100
What national park can be found in the northeast?
Acadia National Park
200
Define continental climate
A climate that has four seasons, including wet/cold winters, warm/humid summers/mild springs and mild falls.
200
What major landform is found in the Northeast? (Be specific)
The Appalachian Mountain range
200
Describe winter and spring.
Spring is mild and sunny, winter is cold and snowy.
200
What state is home to the Liberty Bell?
Pennsylvania
200
Where is he national park found?
Maine
300
What is a region?
A group of states that share common characteristics, including a common climate, common landforms and water forms, and common industries and products.
300
What shaped many of the physical features of the NE?
Glaciers
300
What affects the coastal area's climate to make it milder than inland areas?
The Atlantic Ocean
300
This state is home to Punxsutawney Phil, the forecasting groundhog.
Pennsylvania
300
Name three products of the logging industry
maple syrup, paper, toothpicks, lumber (answers will vary)
400
What are textiles?
Cloth/fabric, clothing, rugs.
400
Name 2 smaller mountain ranges in the Northeast?
Green, White, Catskills, Adirondack, Berkshire, Allegheny mountains
400
Describe the climate during summer and fall?
Summer is hot and humid, fall is cool and leaves change color
400
This state gave up some of its own land to create Washington, D.C.
Maryland
400
What is a plateau?
A large, flat, raised area of land.
500
Massachusetts is known as a bay state. What is a bay?
An area of water mostly surrounded by land.
500
Name the barrier island that is known for its wild ponies. Include the state it is found in.
Assateague Island, Maryland
500
What are 2 negative effects that a blizzard has in the NE?
block roads, damage buildings, knock down power lines, strand people
500
The fig newton was named after a town in this state.
Massachusetts
500
This tour stop is home to the first "salt water" taffy
Atlantic City, NJ
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