SS (4th) Unit 3 - Northeast Region, Lesson 1: The Geography of the Northeast

Question 1

What are the world’s oldest chain of mountains?

Answer 1

Appalachian Mountains

Question 2

The Appalachian Mountains stretch from _________ to ___________.

Answer 2

Maine

Alabama

Question 3

Once, much of the northern North America was covered with ___________, large sheets of moving ice.

Answer 3

glaciers

Question 4

As the glaciers moved south they did what to the land? (3 things)

Answer 4

flattened the land
crushed boulders
dug giant holes in the ground

Question 5

When the climate warmed, the ice melted and filled the holes with water and became what three lakes?

Answer 5

Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Finger Lakes of New York

Question 6

Then Northeastern coastline is dotted with ______, areas where the ocean is partly surrounded by land.

Answer 6

bays

Question 7

Bays created sheltered places called ________, where ships can be safe from storms.

Answer 7

harbors

Question 8

What are three large cities that grew around these harbors?

Answer 8

Baltimore
Maryland
New York City

Question 9

At one time, ________ carpeted the Northeast and were a valuable resource for the Native Americans and settlers.

Answer 9

forests

Question 10

Trees were used to build homes and ships and also burned as ______, something that produces energy.

Answer 10

fuel

Question 11

What is still an important resource in the Northeast?

Answer 11

trees

Question 12

All the states in the region share precipitation in the form of _________ and ______.

Answer 12

snow

rain

Question 13

True or False

There is a lot of water in the Northeast.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

What is it called where the land drops sharply to lower land below?

Answer 14

a fall line

Question 15

True or False

Water is used as a resource to produce energy for machines.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

What are some other resources provided by the mountains and waters of the Northeast? (4)

Answer 16

coal
fish
crabs
lobsters

Question 17

True or False

The Northeast only has 2 seasons.

Answer 17

False

It has four seasons, but there are differences in the seasons within the region.

Question 18

(All/Some) the states in the region share precipitation in the form of snow and rain.

Answer 18

All

Question 19

Almost every Northeastern state has what?

Answer 19

mountains

Question 20

What was built all along the northeastern coastline to help sailors see the land at nigh during storms and fogs?

Answer 20

lighthouses

Question 21

Many _________, people who travel to visit other places, travel to the Northeast in the fall they see the colorful changing leaves.

Answer 21

tourists

Question 22

A ___________ is the measurement a map uses to represent real distance on Earth. It tells you the actual size of an area on the map.

Answer 22

map scale

Question 23

A ____________ covers a small area and shows many details.

Answer 23

large-scale map

Question 24

A __________ covers a large area, but shows few details.

Answer 24

small-scale map