GWA U.S. Test Prt. 2 (Northeastern)

Question 1

How many states are in the Northeast region

Answer 1

12

Question 2

What states are apart of the Northeastern Region

Answer 2

Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and West Virginia

Question 3

What are the 3 subregions that make up the Northeast

Answer 3

1) New England
2) Middle Atlantic
3) Washington D.C.

Question 4

What states are apart of New England

Answer 4

Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island

Question 5

What states are make up the Middle Atlantic

Answer 5

New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland

Question 6

What makes up Washington D.C.

Answer 6

District of Columbia

Question 7

What is the major Mt. Range in the Northeast region

Answer 7

Appalachian Mts.

Question 8

What are some subranges of the Northeast region

Answer 8

Green Mts, Catskills, and Adirondacks

Question 9

What is the highest peak in the NE region? Where?

Answer 9

Mt. Washington in New Hampshire

Question 10

What is an example of a Granite and Moraine shoreline

Answer 10

Cape Cod

Question 11

What are the 3 major rivers in the NE

Answer 11

1) Potomac
2) Hudson
3) Susquehanna

Question 12

What are the two climatic zones in the NE

Answer 12

1) Humid Continental
2) Humid Subtropical

Question 13

What is the NE a leading producer of? Which part of the region (N.E, M.A, or Washington D.C.)

Answer 13

Cranberries; in New England

Question 14

The Aroostook Valley (Maine) is 10% of the US’s what crop

Answer 14

Potato Crop

Question 15

Does the NE region have an abundance of truck farms

Answer 15

Yes

Question 16

What are truck farms

Answer 16

Produce a wide variety of fruits & vegetables

Question 17

The NE region is the world’s most productive fishing area. What are the top two fish?

Answer 17

Cod & Lobster

Question 18

What are the three major resources of the ME

Answer 18

-Fishing areas
-Forestry
-Various types of coal

Question 19

What was the NE the birthplace of in the US

Answer 19

Factories

Question 20

Define Biotechnology

Answer 20

Produce Medication

Question 21

How many colleges & universities are in New England

Answer 21

250

Question 22

What was the 1st college in the US

Answer 22

Harvard (Part of the Ivy League)

Question 23

What are other colleges in the Ivy League

Answer 23

Yale, Princeton, Brown, Penn, etc

Question 24

What is the Megalopolis

Answer 24

Continuous urban corridor that connects certain cities

Question 25

What are the five cities of Megalopolis

Answer 25

1) Boston
2) N.Y.
3) Philadelphia
4) Baltimore
5) Washington D.C.

Question 26

Do very few farms and forest still exist in the areas between cities in Megalopolis

Answer 26

Yes

Question 27

What is the largest city in the Northeast

Answer 27

New York

Question 28

Define Boroughs

Answer 28

Administrative units

Question 29

How many boroughs does NY consist of

Answer 29

5

Question 30

What are the boroughs of NY

Answer 30

1) Bronx
2) Manhattan
3) Queens
4) Brooklyn
5) Staten Island