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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?