What is it called when land is surrounded by water on three sides?
A peninsula
100
Massachusetts is the number one state for growing this fruit.
Cranberries
100
This street in New York City began as a trail used by Native Americans. Now it is one of the busiest streets in the whole country. There are many theaters on this street and it is where the ball drops on New Years Eve.
Broadway
200
What is the capital of Maine?
Augusta
200
What is the capital of New Hampshire?
Concord
200
How would you describe a cape?
Part of a coastline that sticks out into the sea.
200
Maine is the number one state for this shellfish.
Lobsters
200
The name of the world-famous African-American neighborhood in NYC is called ___________________.
It has many theaters and art museums.
Harlem
300
What is the capital of Vermont?
Montpelier
300
What is the capital of New York?
Albany
300
What is a megalopolis?
A region made up of several large cities.
300
People in the Northeast often use this material to make their homes because it is a natural resource found in this region.
Timber
300
What is the name of our nation's first college which is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts?
Harvard University
400
What is the capital of Connecticut?
Hartford
400
What is the capital of Pennsylvania?
Harrisburg
400
This is the name for a part of a canal through which water can be pumped in or out to raise or lower ships.
A lock
400
What is the name of the biggest city in the Northeast megalopolis?
New York City
400
What is a commuter?
A person who travels to and from work by car, train, bus, or another form of transportation.
500
What is the capital of New Jersey?
Trenton
500
What are the capitals of Maryland and Delaware?
Annapolis and Dover
500
This is where high land suddenly drops to low land, such as where rivers become waterfalls.
A fall line
500
The nickname of the Chesapeake Bay is ______________ because there are many crabs, oysters, and clams in the water there.
Great Shellfish Bay
500
What is the name of the library in Washington, D.C. that contains over 80 million books and other texts in over 470 languages?