SS (4th) Unit 3, Lesson 2: The Economy of the Northeast Flashcards
Some people in the Northeast still make a living from the region’s ___________.
natural resources
True or False
In the mountains, fishing, trapping lobster and crabs, or digging for clams and oysters is still a full-time job.
False
Along the coast
People inland use the Northeast’s rich land to grow a wide variety of ___________ & __________.
fruits & vegetables
The ________ areas provide food for cows whose milk is used to produce milk products, __________, and yogurt.
grassy
cheese
________ is big business in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Vermont, Connecticut and New Hampshire.
Dairy
True or False
Long ago people used to make almost everything they needed themselves.
True
In 1789 ___________ wrote plans for a machine that wove lots of cloth all at once. This led to ____________ being built all over the Northeast.
Samuel Slater
textile factories
True or False
Not many people left their homes to look for work at the new factories.
False
Who built a textile factory in Massachusetts? He was the beginning of industry in the Northeast.
Francis Lowell
All of the businesses that make one kind of product, or provide one kind of service.
industry
Industry is an important part of the Northeast’s economy today:
_________ uses timber from it’s forests to make all types of paper.
_________ manufactures chemicals that are used in shampoos and medicines.
_________ has factories that make chocolate.
Pennsylvania Maine New Jersey
Maine
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Many people in the Northeast make their living by providing a _________, a job that people do to help others.
service
Name four examples of service jobs.
retail workers doctors dentists teachers firemen restaurant workers
The Northeast has (more or less) land than any other region in the United States, but about one in every _______ people loves in the Northeast.
less
six
Many people in the Northeast live in ________ , or city areas.
urban
