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Section 1 Flashcards

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What is special about Maine

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The craggy coast

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What is the north east known for

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It’s beautiful landscape

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What landform is in New York

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Niagara Falls

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What is special about Pennsylvania’s Landscape

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Rolling farmlands

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What is the cultural center of the nation

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New York

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Name to historical cities

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Boston and Philadelphia

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What large deposit of minerals is in Pennsylvania

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Coal

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What is the north east best resource? What did it turn the area into?

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Waters/a center of trade

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What major economic activities resulted from water

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Commerce and fishing

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Rivers have been important to the north east history … what did industrialists use the power of the rivers for?

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They built water wheels to produce power

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Where were factories built in the 1800s

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Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire

   They produced shoes, cotton, and other goods.
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what was the north east considered to be by the early 1900s

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The most productive manufacturing region

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Why did cities along the Atlantic coast first grow in importance

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They had harbors of international trade and shipbuilding

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As manufacturing grew what did the cities attract

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Industries that needed young people from the north east and European immigrants

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What happened as cities grew

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Coastal cities began running together

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Define megalopolis

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A single urban complex region made up of several large cities and suburbs

The area from Boston to Washington DC is considered to be a megalopolis

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How many people live in this megalopolis

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40 million

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What are three serious problems faced in megalopolis

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–might run out of water
– Waste disposal
– Decline in population

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Why did the cities face a decrease in population

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– Overcrowding
– Air pollution
– Harsh winters
– Increased terrorist
– Crime rate

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