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Welcome to the Northeast!
Lake Superior!
(farthest West Great Lake)
The St. Lawrence Seaway
Completed in 1959
Made it possible to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes!
www.emaze.com
The Seaway was completed by building canals, which are waterways dug across land.
The Northeast Region includes
the states of:
*Pennsylvania *Rhode Island
*Maryland *Massachusetts
*Delaware *Vermont
*New Jersey *New Hampshire
*New York *Maine
*Connecticut
Locks help the ships move from one level to another.
Mid-Atlantic New England
hikinginthesmokys.com
Appalachian Mountains
Made up of several smaller groups of mountains
Formed by glaciers over 250 million years ago!
People hike along the Appalachian Mts. on the Appalachian Trail--it is over 2,000 miles long!
The mountains offer beautiful fall colors
www.outdoors.org
Turn to your shoulder partner and talk about how the locks work.
Describe how it "felt" to "ride" the locks in the video!
Why Water?!?
Turn to your shoulder
partner and discuss why
water is an important
natural resource for
ANY area.
Rich soil to grow:
lettuce
sweet corn
onions
cabbages
tomatoes
Natural Resources of the NE
Soil
Water
Trees
Rock and Stone
But...
In New England (the
northern part of the
Northeast), the soil is
thinner.
Rock: Granite
Used to build buildings
Stone: Marble
Rocks and stones are mined
from quarries--a place where
stone is cut or blasted out
of the ground!
So...
farmers raise livestock
instead of crops!
dairy cows
chickens
pigs
Boston
www.here-and-abroad.com
Produce:
paper
pencils
furniture
New York City
The Atlantic Coast
* Many of the states in the Northeast touch the Atlantic Ocean.
articles.philly.com
* There are many ports, making this region an important trading center.
Philadelphia
* The many bays make fishing an important part of the Northeastern economy.
Baltimore
coastalanglermag.com
Washington, D.C.
Major Cities in the Northeast...
Let's go on a tour!
Find the following
definitions in your
textbook on page
200. Write them in your notes.
suburbs
metropolitan
area
And that's the Environment of the Northeast!
Next, we will explore some of the history of the Northeastern region and talk about the economy of this area.
urban
Map Skill #1
Turn to page 187 in your regions book
Study the map
Answer the questions on your notes sheet
Map Skill #2
1. Turn to page 199 in your Regions book
2. Study the map
3. Answer the question on your notes page
Graphic Skill #1
Turn to page 203 in your textbook
Study the graph
Answer questions 19 and 20 in your notes