United StatesBy: Sara Gonzalez

Where are this region’s major cities, (top three by population) land forms and resources?

Populations: Massachusetts- Boston 617, 594 New York – New York City 8,175,133 Pennsylvania- Philadelphia 1,526,006Land Forms: Part of the Appalachian Mountains run into part of the lower states of the North

East region. Many hills in the upper statesResources: Soil, Trees, Water, and oilLatitude and Longitude of largest city in region 40° 42' 51" N / 74° 0' 23" WWhat could be some of the reasons people chose to live in this Region or large city? People would want to live in this region because of the historical culture The weather patterns On the cost/water New York- the main cities for shopping

Customs, religions, ethnic groups in regionCustoms

A traditional food is the Philly cheese steak sandwich

Religions: Roman Catholic Jews Muslims Buddhist

Ethnic groups: The highest of Irish- Americans Italian-Americans African American Puerto Rican Germans Mexican

Identify and locate-----major resources Major landforms The major landforms are

The Appalachian Mountains Describe climate and weather patterns

Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Northern part of the Northeast

They have rainfall Snowfall Very humid summer Cold wintersThe cost of the Northeast Hot, humid summers Very mild winters*What effect does climate have on settlement patterns in the region?

The effects of the weather patterns of the settlement are The very cold weather, no one goes anywhere so very less

vacations The hot humid summers for vacations 

How has climate affected the settlement of the region? The climate has affected the settlement of the region

because when the weather is cold no one wants to go on vacations there

When the weather is very warm many people vacation and settle on the cost

*How has pollution affected the lives of the people in the region?

It affects the people on how they live because they are so many cars in the city of New York and many people don’t go outside or play in the parks when the air smells so bad.

Of the cost there isn’t many pollution because it is a small states that don’t have any big attractions that many things don’t happen.

Identify why people have chosen to live where they have in the region

People in this region choose to live her because New York- all the shops, cities, and parks Rest of the states- many of them were the13 original colonies

and all the culture and where all of our freedom and everything stated.

How are goods transported to, within and out of region? Car Trains/ railroads Plane Rivers Boat*What might happen if one or more of the major

transportation route within the region were interrupted?

It wouldn’t be good at all because New York has many transportation routes and since it is so big it have many things that all people wanted and that could slow the economy down and even all United States.

List and describe major tourist attractions New York City- The Statue Of Liberty The capitals of the states Museums

*What economic impact does the region have on the U.S. economy?

The economic impact that the region has on the U.S economy is money and since New York is so big, the whole United States gets a bunch of things from New York.

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