BY: RACHEL ROSENCRANS Northeast Region

Location Major Cities  Washington D.C.  New York  Boston Relative location to compass  South of Canada  West of the Atlantic Ocean  North of the Southeast Region Latitude and Longitude of New York City  40 degrees north 73 degrees west

Place Religions  68.5% are Catholic  4.9% are Jewish  4.2% are Historically African- American Protestant Major landforms  Appalachian Mountains  Valleys  Hills Climate and Weather Patterns Warm summers Very cold winters Average precipitation is 46 inches a year Major resources  Coal  Gravel  Iron  Natural gas  Oil  Sand  Stone  Zinc  Fruit  Vegetables  Poultry  Cattle

Human-Environmental Interactions Economic Issues  Unemployment, people are losing their jobs because their companies are losing money  Overpopulation, there are a ton of people that live in this region How the climate effects settlement  The climate is cooler so most people wouldn't like to live there but they do anyway because of jobs, schools, family, or they are coming from a different continent and not wanting to travel very far.

Movement Why do people live here?  There are jobs because of the tourism  Good schools How are goods transported?  Roads  Railways  Amtrak  Airports  Ocean

Region Major tourist attractions  New York City  Independence Hall  Plymouth  Statue of Liberty  Empire State Building  White House Economic Impact  Brings in tourism and money for the United States of America