The Northeastern The Northeastern United States United States

Smallest cultural region in the U.S. Region defined in two parts

New England Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode

Island and Connecticut

Middle Atlantic States Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey

Known as the Gateway to America Entrance point for many immigrants

Very rocky and hilly landscape Major resources are limited to coal and iron

Oldest coal mining area in the U.S.

Physical GeographyPhysical Geography

Defined by the thousands of miles of rugged and rocky coastline along the Atlantic Ocean

The Appalachian Mountains More rugged and tall here as compared to the

Appalachians in the South Mount Washington

Located in New Hampshire Tallest mountain in the Northeast- over 6,000 feet tall Highest recorded wind speed in the US- 231 mph

Mount Katahdin Located in Maine

Second tallest mountain in the Northeast- over 5,000 feet tall 1st place in the US mainland to receive sunlight each morning

Physical GeographyPhysical Geography

Lake Winnipesaukee 3rd largest lake in the Northeast

Means a “beautiful water in a high place”Created by glaciers 11,000 years ago

The lake has been in several classic moviesOn Golden Pond, What About Bob?, Click, etc

A major tourist attraction and vacation spot Climate is divided into two parts

Hot wet summers and cold snowy wintersMaryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,

Connecticut, and Rhode Island Cool wet summers and cold very snowy winters

New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Maine

Physical GeographyPhysical Geography

Fishing is huge here Off the Grand Banks and Georges Banks

100 miles off the coast of New England Fish for lobster, cod, and swordfish

Overfishing has devastated the fish and lobster populations

This has led to harsh restrictions on fishermen

Farming is difficult Rocky and hilly land

Some apples, grapes, dairy, and maple syrup

This is the manufacturing center of the US Known as the rust belt

Steel, chemicals, and electronics are produced

Economic GeographyEconomic Geography

80% of Americans live in metropolitan areas A major population center made up of a large city and

the smaller suburbs and towns that surround it Chicago and Crystal Lake are great examples

Chicago is the large city Crystal Lake is the suburb

Metropolitan areas generally have three parts The Urban Core: The Old Walking City The Urban Fringe: Suburbs Around the City The Rural Fringe: Where City Meets Country

Urban GeographyUrban Geography

The Urban CoreThe Urban Core The Urban Core: The Old Walking City

Our oldest cities where created during colonial times Transportation was limited to walking or riding a

horse Cities had to be small

Homes and businesses were in the same small area Geographers call this the Urban Core or the Central

Business District You know it as a city’s Downtown

Cities began to become overpopulated in the 1890s Two inventions allowed people to stretch the Urban Core

outward Electric streetcars and the commuter railroad

People began to live along the rail lines Take the streetcar or train to work everyday

The Urban Fringe: Suburbs Around the City In the 1920s the automobile allowed people to live

away from the rail lines and even further from the Urban Core

Allowed people to commute to work from the suburbs Small cities/ towns at the edge of the Urban Core that are

mainly homes and neighborhoods Geographers call this suburb area the Urban Fringe

When more people move to the urban fringe then the suburbs begin to build town centers, shops, theaters, etc

Suburbs led to the idea of the American Dream The desire to have a “perfect” life in the 1950s

House with white picket fence, a spouse, a dog, and 2.5 kids

The Urban FringeThe Urban Fringe

The Rural FringeThe Rural Fringe The Rural Fringe: Where City Meets Country

Areas outside the Urban Fringe with even less people Areas made of smaller towns, farms, and open

spaces known as the Rural Fringe

City expansion normally continues until city’s have sprawled way out into the country Geographers call this expansion Urban Sprawl

The Northeast is home to the country’s best example of urban sprawl It is a megalopolis called BosWash

Area where several large metropolitan areas grow together Stretches from Boston, Massachusetts to Washington DC

Problems with Urban Sprawl Overpopulation, pollution, noise, congestion, lack of

resources, crime, etc

Urban SprawlUrban Sprawl

September 11, 2001September 11, 2001 Al- Qaeda

Largest terrorist network in the world Responsible for several attacks on the US

Bombing the USS Cole, several US Embassies and military bases in Africa, and the World Trade Center attacks

Led by a Saudi Arabian named Osama bin Laden

4 commercial airplanes were high-jacked 2 planes were flown into the World Trade Center

Towers in New York City 1 plane was flown into the Pentagon 1 plane crashed in a farm field in Pennsylvania

Passengers on the plane attacked the terrorists causing the plane to crash in a field