Vocabulary
Maple Syrup and Cranberries
Niagara Falls and Finger Lakes
Mountains
The Chesapeake Bay
100
What word matches the definition? A piece of land almost surrounded by water
Peninsula
100
Over 500 cranberry bogs are found in which state?
Massachusetts
100
Niagara Falls is located in between which Great Lakes?
Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
100
What is the range of mountains that stretches the Northeastern United States called?
the Appalachian Mountains
100
How have people tried to help save the Chesapeake Bay?
By creating the Chesapeake Bay Foundation
200
A glacier is:
huge sheets of ice that cover land
200
What is a bog? What is grown in a bog?
an area of soft, wet, spongy ground cranberries grow in a cranberry bog
200
Hydropower plants on the Niagara River produce:
hydroelectricity
200
Which is not a part of the Appalachian Mountains? The Green Mountains, the Catskill Mountains, the Adirondack Mountains, the Rocky Mountains?
The Rocky Mountains
200
What is a bay?
part of a sea or lake that cuts into a coastline
300
Metals and other resources dug out of the ground are:
minerals
300
About how many gallons of sap are needed to make one gallon of maple syrup?
about 40 gallons of sap are needed to make one gallon of maple syrup
300
What is the name of the largest finger lake?
Lake Seneca
300
How did the Green Mountains and the White Mountains get their names?
The Green Mountains were named for their evergreen forests while the White Mountains are named for their snow-covered peaks.
300
What is a crab pot?
a large wire cage with several sections that crabs swim into but cannot escape from
400
What is an inlet?
a narrow opening in a coastline
400
What is one key step in the production of maple syrup?
sap is emptied into a large barrel and taken to a sugar house a hold is drilled into a tree, and a spout is placed in the hole sap is boiled until water evaporates and pure maple syrup remains
400
What crop grows well in the Finger Lake region? Why does it grow well there?
grapes the warm air surrounding the lakes creates good conditions for the growing season
400
What is a similarity between the Green and White Mountains?
Both receive heavy snowfall and have many ski resorts.
400
People who fish off of the Chesapeake Bay are called:
Watermen
500
A deep, narrow valley is a:
gorge
500
How is water essential to the growth of cranberries?
in winter, water freezes over the bogs to protect the plants water protects the plants against insects and disease in the spring in the fall, air pockets cause cranberries to rise when they are flooded
500
Why is Niagara Falls important to the Northeast? (give two reasons)
a lot of the electricity in the Northeast is produced by Niagara Falls the power from Niagara Falls can be used to run machines it is beautiful and attracts tourists
500
What is a difference between the Green and White Mountains? (besides their names)
The Green Mountains run through Vermont, while the White Mountains run from New Hampshire into Maine.
500
How does the soil get polluted around the Chesapeake Bay? How does polluted soil get into Chesapeake Bay?
Some factories dup waste onto the land. Rain and snow washes the soil into rivers and then the rivers drain into the bay.
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