1. Location, Size, and Regions
The United States:
Location, Size, and Regions
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2. Northeast United States

3. Label the States
Maine
Vermont
New
Hampshire
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Rhode
Island
New
Jersey
Maryland
Delaware

4. Postal Abbreviations Maine New York New Hampshire New Jersey VermontME
Maine NY
New York NH
New Hampshire NJ
New Jersey VT
Vermont PA
Pennsylvania MA
Massachusetts DE
Delaware RI
Rhode Island MD
Maryland CT
Connecticut
State Capitals ME
Augusta NH
Concord VT
Montpelier MA
Boston RI
Providence CT
Hartford NY
Albany NJ
Trenton PA
Harrisburg DE
Dover MD
Annapolis

5. Appalachian Mountains
Geographic Features
St. Lawrence River
Maine
Vermont
Lake
Ontario
New
Hampshire
Gulf of
Maine
New York
Lake
Erie
Massachusetts
Appalachian Mountains
Cape
Cod
Connecticut
Long Island Sound
Pennsylvania
Rhode
Island
New
Jersey
Atlantic Ocean
Delaware River
Maryland
Delaware
Delaware Bay
Potomac River
Washington DC
Chesapeake Bay

6. Northeastern United States

7. Northeastern United States
There are 11 states in the Northeast.
Of these states, 6 are known together as the New England States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
The other 5 states are known as the Middle Atlantic States: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

8. Physical Features
Long ago glaciers covered much of the land, and as they moved they wore down mountains and carried away the fertile soil. This part of the region has broad valleys and rolling hills, with a few low mountain ranges, including the Appalachian Mountains.
Most of the land in the Middle Atlantic states are part of the Coastal Plain, the low land that stretches along the Atlantic Ocean.
St. Lawrence Seaway, which connects many inland ports on the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.
The Erie Canal connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. Lake Erie and Lake Ontario are in the northeast.
Key Rivers for transportation: Delaware River and Potomac River

9. Climate/Weather
Often have warm/humid summers and bitterly cold, snowy winters
Nor’easters
4 main seasons each year: winter, spring, summer, fall
Colorful Fall Foliage brings many tourists to region
Rocky Soil – limits agriculture possibilities

10. Economy of the North Resources:
Fruit (Cranberries, apples, blueberries, etc)
Lumber/timber
Maple Syrup
Granite/Coal
Steel/Iron Ore
Mushrooms (Giorgio in Blandon!)
Vegetables (Potatoes, Corn, etc)
Fish/Seafood

11. Economy of the North Industry:
Shortcomings in resources and agriculture … so economy relies on industry!
Factory machines were first used in in New England (US Industrial Revolution starts here)
Textile factories were built all over the Northeast.
People moved from rural farms to cities and towns to work in factories
Also: commercial fishing and commercial transportation (canals)

12. Places of Interest
The Northeast has less land than any other region, but about one in every six of the nation’s people lives there.
Some of the largest cities include:
Boston
New York City
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Washington, D.C.
Baltimore

15. Places of Interest Landmarks
Ivy League Universities (ex: Harvard, Yale & Princeton)
Historical sites: Boston, Philadelphia, Gettysburg, Baltimore, Ellis Island/Statue of Liberty
New York City
Nation’s capital: Washington, D.C.
Ben and Jerry’s, TASTYKAKE, Crayola….all produced in the Northeastern States!
Quick Tour of New England Vacations and Getaways

16. History People/Culture
Native Americans
Pilgrims from England first settled in 1620, to form Plymouth Colony.
Puritans settled north of Plymouth Colony in Boston, forming Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1639.
Immigrants from many countries came through Ellis Island
Four largest ancestries: African American, Italian, Irish, and Puerto Rican.

17. Culture of the Northeast
The Boston area: is regarded as the Irish capital of the United States.
New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New Jersey have long been known for their large populations of Italian-Americans.
The New York City Borough of Brooklyn historically is a major center of the Jewish-American population (the city as a whole contained over 50 percent of the entire country's Jewish population at the time)
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is the center of the area settled by the Amish (who are of Swiss German descent), but now a large, vibrant Hispanic population lives there as well.

18. History Events
English settlers in 1620 to 1675 to the Northeastern coast of North America
New Netherlands (New York): 1613
Plymouth, MA: 1620
Boston, MA: 1630
Providence, RI: 1636
Declaration of Independence & Constitution written here (PA)
American Revolution
Civil War Battles
September 11, 2001 (NYC, Washington D.C, & PA)