Transcript The Northeastern United States chapter #11

The Northeastern United
States
chapter #8
Regions of the Northeast
► New
England:
 ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI
► Mid
Atlantic States
 NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, -- Wash. D.C.
MEGALOPOLIS:
Megalopolis
► Boston,
NYC, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington D.C.
► First industries
of U.S. (textiles)
► Ports
 Erie Canal (1825)
 Railroads (Chicago)
► Urbanization
Boston
► Massachusetts
► “electronics
parkways”
► Biotechnology
 Pharmaceutical & genetic engineering
New York
► Mouth
of Hudson River
► Settled by Dutch (New Amsterdam)
 Brits seized it (New York)
► Central
node of Megalopolis
 U.N. headquarters
► What
makes N.Y. the nation’s commercial &
financial center?
► Boroughs?
► Break of bulk center?
Staten Island
► Pop.
= 380,000
► Settled by Dutch
► Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
Brooklyn
► Pop.
= 2.3 mill.
► Most diverse & populated of boroughs
► Brooklyn Bridge
Queens
► Pop.
= 2 mill.
► Largest physical size of boroughs
► Queensboro Bridge
 Connects Queens to
Manhattan (East River)
Bronx
► Pop.
= 1.2 mill.
► Named after Jonas Bronk (1639)
► Yankee Stadium
Manhattan
► Pop.
= 1.5 mill
► Smallest in area/most urbanized
 71,201/sq. mi.
► Per
capita GDP = >$100,000
► Largest business district in U.S.
 NYSE & NASDAQ
 Home to most corporate h.q.
► United
Nations h.q.
Philadelphia
► 5th
largest in U.S.
► Delaware R.
► What famous historical doc. was signed here?
► Gentrification?
Baltimore
► Along
fall line (Chesapeake Bay)
► Johns Hopkins
► Gentrification
 Harborplace
Washington D.C.
► Seat
of the U.S. govt.
► Tourism!!
 Historical sites
► Urban
sprawl
New England
Why are there so many lakes &
thin/rocky soils in New England?
► Agriculture
is limited (rocky terrain & short
growing season)
► Dairy farming = most important
Moraine?
Cape Cod, Nantucket & Martha’s
Vineyard
Cape? Peninsula?
Climate of New England:
Industry of New England:
What happened to New England
industry in the 20th century?
Higher Education in New England:
BIOTECHNOLOGY:
► bio
=“life”
► techno =“craft” or “art”
► logy =“study of”
Review Questions:
► 1)
Why was New England better suited for
industrial growth than for agriculture?
► 2) What industries will dominate New
England’s economy in the near future?
Why?
► 3) Do you think the name “New England” is
appropriate for the region TODAY?