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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
