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The Land
The People
The Economy
Places
States and Capitals
100
What is the largest group of mountains in the Northeast?
The Appalachians
100
What makes an ethnic group?
People sharing the same heritage
100
In which part of the economy do most people in the Northeast work?
Service
100
Which northeast city contained the largest immigration center in the U.S. during the early 1900's?
New York, New York
100
What is the capital of Rhode Island?
Providence
200
Why do forests cover much of the Northeast region?
Because there is plenty of precipitation all year long.
200
Name something negative about some factories during the Industrial Revolution.
1. They may have been unsafe. 2. They may have had children working.
200
How were the first factories in the Northeast powered?
rivers
200
Which ocean borders the Northeast Region?
The Atlantic Ocean
200
What is the capital of Maryland?
Annapolis
300
What does the term "glaciers" mean?
Huge, slow moving masses of ice.
300
Whydid immigrants come to the Northeast region?
They came to make a better life.
300
The northeast has a successful fishing industry. What is "aquaculture?"
Aquaculture is raising fish in tanks or ponds.
300
What is the most heavily populated city in the Northeast?
New York City
300
Which state's capital is Albany?
New York
400
What waterway made it easier to transport goods to and from the Northeast?
The Erie Canal
400
Describe the population in the Northeast Region.
Dense. There are lots of people living there.
400
Name a benefit of mass production.
1. More goods could be made quickly. 2. More goods meant more profit.
400
What city in Pennsylvania is known for its delicious factory?
Hershey, Pennsylvania
400
Which state's capital is Harrisburg?
Pennsylvania
500
What do you call the place where the hard rock of the Appalachian Mountains meets the softer rock of the Coastal Plain?
The fall line
500
What city in the Northeast is the center of our government?
Washington, D.C.
500
What production method did most northeast factories use?
mass production
500
What is the name for a cluster of huge urban cities?
A megalopolis
500
Which state's' capital is Dover?
Delaware