Northeast Region: Test Review
How to use this review: There will be 2 sections: vocabulary and free response/short answer For the vocabulary section there will be answer choices to pick from. Click on your mouse or the right arrow will advance to the answer. For the free response/short answer, you might want a sheet of paper to jot your answer before moving onto the answer. To review the states and capitals, use the other Power Point review on my website. Good luck!
Vocabulary This is made up of both a large city and its smaller outside towns. A. Urban B. Suburban C. Metropolis D. Metropolitan area
Answer: D. Metropolitan area
Vocabulary A place where stone or rock is blasted out A. Granite B. Quarry C. Harbor D. Mine
Answer: B. Quarry
Vocabulary A part of an ocean or lake that cuts deeply into the water A. Bay B. Harbor C. Canal D. Lock
Answer: A. Bay
Vocabulary A waterway that is dug across land A. Lock B. Dam C. Canal D. Seaway
Answer: C. Canal
Vocabulary A sheltered place on the coast with deep water where ships can dock A. Bay B. Lake C. Coastal Plain D. Harbor
Answer: D. Harbor
Free response Have some scrap paper handy for the short answer so you can jot down your answer and compare it to mine.
Free response What did the canals along the St. Lawrence River do?
Answer: Connected the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes
Free response What allows ships to move from one level to another on a river?
Answer: Locks
Free response What allowed people to move to the suburbs? Give one or more examples.
Answer: Improvements in transportation. Ex: Cars, buses, trains
Free response Name the 2 types of trees found in the forests of the Northeast Region. Explain the differences between the 2.
Answer Needleleaf and broadleaf. Broadleaf change color and needleleaf stay green (also called evergrens)
Free response Name the 2 major landforms found in the Northeast Region.
Answer Atlantic Coastal Plain and Appalachian Mountains
Free response Why are the deep harbors along the coast important?
Answer They allow cities on the coast, such as Philadelphia and NYC, to easily trade with other countries and regions.
Free response Name 4 natural resources found in the Northeast Region. Explain how each helps the region.
Answer: Trees/forests: use the lumber to make products such as paper Soil: can farm in the Middle Atlantic region Rock and Stone: granite and marble are mined from quarries to build buildings Water: use for travel and drinking