NorthEast

Location• Where are this region’s major cities, (top three by population?)

New York, Philadelphia and Boston • • Land forms and resources? Application Mountains and the Pacific

Ocean • Relative location to compass The North East• Latitude and Longitude of largest city in region 40 30 N to 40 1 N

latitude. Longitude 71 51w to 79 to 46 w*What could be some of the reasons people chose to live in this region or large city? • Because of the culture and the attractions all over the place

including New York City, Boston and Philadelphia. •

Place• Place-• Customs, religions, ethnic groups in region It is mostly

Christians with a mix of Buddhists and Muslims .• Identify and locate- • major resources Syrup, paper products, lumber• major landforms White Mountains and Pacific Ocean and The

application Mountains • Describe climate and weather patterns Very cold and snowy in

winter but warm and sunny in summer a good time for a ballgame .• *What effect does climate have on settlement patterns in the

region? •

HEI• Detailed description of economic issues. The big issue

is in Washington with Obama destroying the country with his policies with dumb laws that have tripled debt in America.

• How has climate affected the settlement of the region? People have adjusted to the weather with coats and the weather has not been a very big problem as of late.

• *How has pollution affected the lives of the people in the region? The population is huge there but it seems that people do not care much because in New York the more the better.

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Movement• Identify why people have chosen to live where they have in the region:

They live there because there is good transport and good food and a lot of places to go in this region.

• • How are goods transported to, within and out of region. They are

transported trough train boat and trucks.• (focus on transportation methods: rivers, highways, airports, railways) • • Are there any interesting traditions or customs present in region? • New Year’s day in New York they drop a big ball which has become a

tradition • Routes within the region were interrupted? That happens a lot in new

York there is a lot of traffic jams and people just get through it.

Region• List and describe major tourist attraction: One Major

tourist attractions are the baseball parks like Fenway or Yankee stadium and they also have Washington DC and New York City and Phili with the liberty bell.

• Any OTHER unique characteristics in region? It a great lake on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other that is the only region that has that kind of setup

• *What economic impact does the region have on the U.S. economy? This place has a big impact because of all of the tourist attractions and without those we would lot of money and jobs.

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