1. Mid-Atlantic Region 1. New YorkAlbanyNY 2. PennsylvaniaHarrisburgPA 3. New JerseyTrentonNJ 4. DelawareDoverDE 5. MarylandAnnapolis MD

2. Mountain Ranges- page 91 Appalachian- all states but DE Adirondack- northern NY Catskill- southern NY

3. Location- page 90 North- Canada & New England South- Southeast region East- Atlantic Ocean West- Midwest region (Ohio)

4. Port Cities & Rivers- page 92 Port- place where ships load and unload goods Philadelphia- Delaware River Trenton- Delaware River New York City- Hudson River Baltimore- Chesapeake Bay Washington D.C.- Potomac River

5. Products- page 93 Dairy (milk and ice cream), poultry (chicken), apples, corn, tomatoes, soybeans

6. Industries- page 93 Coal, crabs, tourism

7. Erie Canal Canal- man made waterway used to connect bodies of water Early 1800s- there was no good way to transport goods from the Northeast to the Midwest. The problem was the Appalachian Mountains. Dug a 40 foot wide ditch from Hudson River to Lake Erie

8. Erie Canal

9. Transportation in the Mid-Atlantic Assignment : Describe transportation in the region  steamboats, canal, railroad, automobiles, airplanes See pages 102-107 Canal- man made waterway Freight- transports goods Toll- a fee paid for the right to do something Mass- produced- made in large quantities

10. Tourist Attractions 1. Ellis Island Small island in New York Harbor 12 million immigrants entered by way of Ellis Island Passengers would undergo an inspection  1 st class- inspection aboard ship  Steerage- undergo physical and legal inspection at Ellis Island http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/webcast.htm

11. 2. Statue of Liberty Gift from France Symbol of freedom and hope

12. 3. Hershey, PA Milton Hershey was an entrepreneur: business owner First started a caramel company but later went into the chocolate business Built the town of Hershey for his workers to live

13. 4. New York City Largest city in U.S. (population: over 8 million people!) Skyscrapers- very tall building  Example: Empire State Building  http://www.meetmeattheco rner.org/episodes/empire- state-building

14. 5. Niagara Falls  On the border between the U.S. and Canada  Divided into 2 falls:  American Falls  Horseshoe Falls

15. 6. Washington D.C. Capital of the U.S. 3 branches of government  Legislative- made up of 2 houses: Senate and House of Representative makes the laws  Executive- President enforces the laws  Judicial- Supreme Court makes sure the laws are constitutional

16. Import & Export- page 121 Import- bring goods in from another country Export- send goods to another country