The Northeast Region Study Guide You will need to know

You will need to know:

The states and capitals Augusta, Maine (ME)

of the NE: Concord, New Hampshire (NH)

Montpelier, Vermont (VT)

Boston, Massachusetts (MA)

Providence, Rhode Island (RI)

Hartford, Connecticut (CT)

Trenton, New Jersey (NJ)

Dover, Delaware (DE)

Annapolis, Maryland (MD)

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (PA)!!!!!

Location:

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  Know where the states are located on a NE map.
  
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  Absolute Location: the exact place on a map using latitude
  

Geographic features:

Mountains: The Appalachian Mts. Large range running

through the NE (the White Mts., Green

Mts., and Catskills are a part of this range)

Coastline:

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  where the water and land meet
  

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  Rocky coastline in north (ME)
  
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  Coastal plain in south- flat, sandy beaches (NJ)
  

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  Atlantic Ocean borders the NE coastline
  
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  Harbors- deep areas of water where ships dock(Boston, NY, Philadelphia)
  
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  Lakes- NH Lakes Region, NY Finger Lakes
  
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  Bays- Cape Cod Bay, Chesapeake Bay
  
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  Niagara Falls (New / Canada)- provides hydropower
  

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  weather over an extended period of time
  
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  region experiences 4 seasons
  
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    cold winters- snow
    
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    warm/ hot summers
    

Natural Resources

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  Cranberries- MA (bogs)
  
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  Grapes- NY (Finger Lakes)
  
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  Maple Syrup- VT
  
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  Marble- VT
  
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  Granite- NH
  
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  Minerals- coal-for heating/steel- PA
  
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  Fish- Atlantic Ocean/ Chesapeake Bay
  

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  Manufacturing(making goods in factories)
  
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  Fishing (watermen)
  
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  Farming (crops)
  
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  Tourism (people visiting the state/city)
  
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  Services(hospitals, colleges)
  

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  Immigrants- people moving from one country to
  

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  Ellis Island (New York Harbor) –gateway to the
  

Notable People

Roger Williams -founder of Rhode Island

Frederick Douglas/ - leaders in the abolitionist movement

Sojourner Truth &

William Lloyd Harrison

Elizabeth Stanton/ - leaders in women’s suffrage (right to vote)

Susan B. Anthony

Sachem - Native American leader