Mid-Atlantic Region

1. New York Albany NY2. Pennsylvania Harrisburg

PA3. New Jersey Trenton

NJ4. Delaware Dover

DE5. Maryland Annapolis

MD

Mountain Ranges- page 91

Appalachian- all states but DE

Adirondack- northern NY

Catskill- southern NY

Location- page 90

North- Canada & New England

South- Southeast region

East- Atlantic Ocean

West- Midwest region (Ohio)

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

Products- page 93

Dairy (milk and ice cream), poultry (chicken), apples, corn, tomatoes, soybeans

Industries- page 93

Coal, crabs, tourism

Erie CanalCanal- man made waterway used to

connect bodies of waterEarly 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

Erie Canal

Transportation in the Mid-Atlantic

Assignment:Describe transportation in the region

steamboats, canal, railroad, automobiles, airplanes See pages 102-107

Canal- man made waterwayFreight- transports goodsToll- a fee paid for the right to do somethingMass- produced- made in large quantities

Tourist Attractions1. Ellis IslandSmall island in New York Harbor12 million immigrants entered by way of Ellis

IslandPassengers would undergo an inspection

1st class- inspection aboard ship Steerage- undergo physical and

legal inspection at Ellis Island

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/webcast.htm

2. Statue of Liberty Gift from FranceSymbol of freedom

and hope

3. Hershey, PAMilton Hershey was an entrepreneur:

business ownerFirst started a caramel company but later

went into the chocolate business Built the town of Hershey for his workers to

live

4. New York CityLargest city in U.S.

(population: over 8 million people!)

Skyscrapers- very tall building Example: Empire State

Building

http://www.meetmeatthecorner.org/episodes/empire-state-building

5. Niagara Falls On the border

between the U.S. and Canada

Divided into 2 falls: American Falls Horseshoe Falls

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

Import & Export- page 121

Import- bring goods in from another country

Export- send goods to another country