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Northeast Region:. Test Review. How to use this review:. There will be 2 sections: vocabulary and free response/short answer For the vocabulary section there will be answer choices to pick from. Click on your mouse or the right arrow will advance to the answer.
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Northeast Region: Test Review
How to use this review: • There will be 2 sections: vocabulary and free response/short answer • For the vocabulary section there will be answer choices to pick from. Click on your mouse or the right arrow will advance to the answer. • For the free response/short answer, you might want a sheet of paper to jot your answer before moving onto the answer. • To review the states and capitals, use the other Power Point review on my website. • Good luck!
Vocabulary • This is made up of both a large city and its smaller outside towns. • A. Urban • B. Suburban • C. Metropolis • D. Metropolitan area
Answer: • D. Metropolitan area
Vocabulary • A place where stone or rock is blasted out • A. Granite • B. Quarry • C. Harbor • D. Mine
Answer: • B. Quarry
Vocabulary • A part of an ocean or lake that cuts deeply into the water • A. Bay • B. Harbor • C. Canal • D. Lock
Answer: • A. Bay
Vocabulary • A poorly built apartment building where many immigrants lived when they came to America • A. Sweatshop • B. Condo • C. Tenement • D. Ellis Island
Answer: • C. Tenement
Vocabulary • A waterway that is dug across land • A. Lock • B. Dam • C. Canal • D. Seaway
Answer: • C. Canal
Vocabulary • A sheltered place on the coast with deep water where ships can dock • A. Bay • B. Lake • C. Coastal Plain • D. Harbor
Answer: • D. Harbor
Free response • Have some scrap paper handy for the short answer so you can jot down your answer and compare it to mine.
Free response • What did the canals along the St. Lawrence River do?
Answer: • Connected the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes
Free response • What allows ships to move from one level to another on a river?
Answer: • Locks
Free response • What allowed people to move to the suburbs? Give one or more examples.
Answer: • Transportation. • Ex: Cars, buses, trains
Free response • Name the 2 types of trees found in the forests of the Northeast Region. Explain the differences between the 2.
Answer • Needleleaf and broadleaf. • Broadleaf change color and needleleaf stay green (also called evergrens)
Free response • Name the 2 major landforms found in the Northeast Region.
Answer • Atlantic Coastal Plain and Appalachian Mountains
Free response • Why are the deep harbors along the coast important?
Answer • They allow cities on the coast, such as Philadelphia and NYC, to easily trade with other countries and regions.
Free response • Name 4 natural resources found in the Northeast Region. Explain how each helps the region.
Answer: • Trees/forests: use the lumber to make products such as paper • Soil: can farm in the Middle Atlantic region • Rock and Stone: granite and marble are mined from quarries to build buildings • Water: use for travel and drinking