Capitals
What is the capital of Massachusetts?
Boston
What is one of the oldest Mountain Ranges on Earth that goes through the Northeast?
The Appalachian Mountains
What is the name of the area where cranberries are grown?
What is suffrage?
The right to vote.
What is the nickname for Boston?
"Beantown"
What is the Capital of New York?
Albany
What ocean boarders the Northeast?
The Atlantic Ocean
Name a major resource that the Atlantic Ocean can provide for the Northeast.
Fish, lobsters, crabs, oysters, and clams.
What is population density?
How many people live in a square mile.
What is the nickname of New York?
the "Big Apple"
What is the Capital of Maine?
Augusta
Name an important waterway that runs through the Northeast. (Think rivers and canals.)
Delaware River, Hudson River, and the Erie Canal.
What is the part of the ocean that cuts into the shoreline?
A bay.
What is a suburb and an urban area?
Suburb- A populated area which surrounds a city.
Urban Area- A city.
Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?
Philadelphia
What are the Capitals of Maryland and New Hampshire?
Maryland- Annapolis
New Hampshire- Concord
What is the highest point in the Northeast?
Mount Washington
What is a quarry?
A place where stone is removed from the ground.
Wooden poles and covered in animal skins and bark described what Native American structure?
Wigwam
What music is Philadelphia famous for?
"The Philly"
What are the Capitals of Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey?
Delaware- Dover
Pennsylvania- Harrisburg
New Jersey- Trenton
What are the names of the parts of the Appalachian Mountains that run through New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire?
New York- Catskill Mountains
Vermont- Green Mountains
New Hampshire- White Mountains
Which state provides granite?
New Hampshire
Why is the Northeast called the "Cradle of Liberty"?
1. Most states in this region were one of the 13 colonies.
2. American Revolution was fought and won here.
3. Declaration of Independence was signed here.
4. U.S. constitution was created here
5. Original U.S capitals of NYC and Philadelphia were in the Northeast.
What is the capital of the United States of America?
Washington D.C.