The Northeastern United States chapter #8. Regions of the Northeast ► New England:  ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI ► Mid Atlantic States  NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD,

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The Northeastern United States chapter #8

Regions of the Northeast ► New England:  ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI ► Mid Atlantic States  NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, --  Wash. D.C.

MEGALOPOLIS:

Megalopolis ► Boston, NYC, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington D.C. ► First industries of U.S. (textiles) ► Ports  Erie Canal (1825)  Railroads (Chicago) ► Urbanization

Boston ► Massachusetts ► “electronics parkways” ► Biotechnology  Pharmaceutical & genetic engineering

New York ► Mouth of Hudson River ► Settled by Dutch (New Amsterdam)  Brits seized it (New York) ► Central node of Megalopolis  U.N. headquarters ► What makes N.Y. the nation’s commercial & financial center? ► Boroughs? ► Break of bulk center?

Staten Island ► Pop. = 380,000 ► Settled by Dutch ► Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

Brooklyn ► Pop. = 2.3 mill. ► Most diverse & populated of boroughs ► Brooklyn Bridge

Queens ► Pop. = 2 mill. ► Largest physical size of boroughs ► Queensboro Bridge  Connects Queens to Manhattan (East River)

Bronx ► Pop. = 1.2 mill. ► Named after Jonas Bronk (1639) ► Yankee Stadium

Manhattan ► Pop. = 1.5 mill ► Smallest in area/most urbanized  71,201/sq. mi. ► Per capita GDP = >$100,000 ► Largest business district in U.S.  NYSE & NASDAQ  Home to most corporate h.q. ► United Nations h.q.

Philadelphia ► 5 th largest in U.S. ► Delaware R. ► What famous historical doc. was signed here? ► Gentrification?

Baltimore ► Along fall line (Chesapeake Bay) ► Johns Hopkins ► Gentrification  Harborplace

Washington D.C. ► Seat of the U.S. govt. ► Tourism!!  Historical sites ► Urban sprawl

New England

Why are there so many lakes & thin/rocky soils in New England? ► Agriculture is limited (rocky terrain & short growing season) ► Dairy farming = most important

Moraine?

Cape Cod, Nantucket & Martha’s Vineyard

Cape? Peninsula?

Climate of New England:

Industry of New England:

What happened to New England industry in the 20 th century?

Higher Education in New England:

BIOTECHNOLOGY: ► bio =“life” ► techno =“craft” or “art” ► logy =“study of”

Review Questions: ► 1) Why was New England better suited for industrial growth than for agriculture? ► 2) What industries will dominate New England’s economy in the near future? Why? ► 3) Do you think the name “New England” is appropriate for the region TODAY?