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CHAPTER 6 REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES. MIDWEST. NORTHEAST. WEST. SOUTH. NORTHEAST. NEW ENGLAND STATES (ME,NH,VT,RI, CT, MA) AND PA, NY, NJ FISHING, FARMING, TRADE MEGALOPOLIS (BOSWASH) URBANIZATION. NORTHEAST. MIDWEST. 12 STATES OF THE “BREADBASKET”
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MIDWEST NORTHEAST WEST SOUTH
NORTHEAST • NEW ENGLAND STATES (ME,NH,VT,RI, CT, MA) AND PA, NY, NJ • FISHING, FARMING, TRADE • MEGALOPOLIS (BOSWASH) • URBANIZATION
MIDWEST • 12 STATES OF THE “BREADBASKET” • PRODUCES STEEL, CARS, TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, FARMING PRODUCTS • CITIES GROWING, FARMS DECLINING
SOUTH • SIXTEEN STATES THAT WERE PART OF THE CONFEDERACY • WARM CLIMATE PROMOTES AGRICULTURE • PRODUCES OIL AND CHEMICALS • FAST GROWING CITIES
WEST • THIRTEEN STATES, INCLUDING ALASKA AND HAWAII • RANCHING, LOGGING, FARMING, TOURISM • RAPID GROWTH