Northeast

1. List the governor of a Northeastern city.2. List a professional sports team from the

Northeastern region3. Name a major current event that

occurred in the northeast.4. Name a tourist destination in the

northeast.5. Name three famous people from the northeast

Warm-up

The Appalachians are one of the oldest mountain ranges in the

world.

Some scientists think that these peaks once rose miles into the

sky.Yet today the Appalachians are

not very high mountains.Wind, water, and ice have worn

them down. (erosion)

In the late 1700’s, people began building small factories, or mills, that used the power of running

water to run machines.

During the 1800’s mills became bigger and

employed more people.

Factories brought the Industrial Revolution to the

Northeast.During the Industrial

Revolution, new power-driven machines replaced

hand tools.

Today few factories use water for power, they use

electricity.The Northeast, is still a

center for manufacturing.

Every state in the Northeast, except Vermont, is within easy reach of the Atlantic Ocean.

Eight of these states have long coastlines.

.Much of the wealth of the region

comes from trade.

North Eastern Economy

Bay- a part of an ocean or lake that cuts deeply into the land

Harbors- places where boats can dock

Aquaculture- the business of raising fish in watery “farms”

Some fish are raised indoors in giant tanks.

Other farmers dig huge ponds to raise their fish.

The Changing Northeast

The Northeast has the third largest population of all the five regions.

It has the smallest area .This means that people live much

closer together there than they do in

other regions.

Rural- “of the countryside”Urban- “of the city”

People began moving to the cities

Why did this change take place?

Large factories were built.

These factories needed workers.

These workers had to live close by.

Cities in the Northeast have continued to change.

1920- people began moving to suburbs, which are communities just outside a cityA city and its suburbs together is called a

metropolitan area.