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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!

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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

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