1. East Coast of North America (United States and Canada)

2. 10,000 years ago nomads crossed the land bridge (from Russia to Alaska) and now known as Native Americans.

3. East Coast Region

5. United States New England Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island South North/South Carolina* Georgia* Alabama* Mississippi* Louisiana* Florida (Texas)*

6. Canada French Canadians

7. East Coast History

8. United States Europeans: farm land, political and religious freedom French: Miss. River near Gulf of Mexico; they hunted beaver and shipped to Europe. Friendly with Indians. Spain: Florida and area west of Mississippi River; farmed and cattle ranches; convert Indians to Christianity. England: 13 colonies

9. East Coast Physical

10. United States Waterways make the United States and Canada very wealthy; excellent for power and transportation. Appalachian mountains (Quebec-Alabama) oldest mountain range, eroded and formed the east coast; 2 nd largest range in North America.

11. Canada SAME North: subarctic near Arctic Circle land uninhabitable – rugged terrain and bitter cold. Greenland is the largest island.

12. East Coast Climate/Weather

13. United States Summer: hot/humid Fall: trees have world famous beautiful colors Winter: cold along coast; colder inland Rain evenly distributed all year

14. East Coast Economy

15. United States No: lumber, fish (lobster), steel, truckgarden agriculture, granite, marble, coal and oil. So: fish (shrimp/catfish), cotton, peanuts, citrus and tobacco, coal. “Rust Bowl”: factories no longer in use.

16. Canada Syrup, cranberries

17. East Coast Population

18. United States Less than 5% of world’s population Low birth rates but immigration accounts for growth

19. Canada SAME

20. East Coast Recreation

21. United States Atlantic City Niagara Falls Various national parks New York Boston Washington, D.C. Orlando Miami Beach

22. Canada Niagara Falls Quebec

23. East Coast Today’s Issues

24. United States August – October = Hurricanes in SE

25. Canada Eastern Canada wants to become its own country