U.S. Geography 1.14.14

• 1. Regional U.S. Geography=the Northeast– POWERPOINT NOTES

• 2. I-Pad Viewer Guide Part 2- FRIDAY

• 3. Non-pencil assessment– 20 points--Assessment• 5/5 U.S. states• 5/5 physical U.S. FINISH THIS WEEK!!!!

Political Map– U.S.

Physical Map– U.S.

The Northeast- divided into 2 sub-regions

New England Mid Atlantic

Northeastern U.S.

New England Dairy Production

• Cool Climate due to the high elevations of the “Green Mountains” of “Verde(Green) Monte”- Mountains– Cattle produce more milk

“Renewable Resources” of New England

• Fishing: Cod, Lobster, etc. • Trees– Forest Industry 30-40 year

growth for deciduous hardwoods.

• Dairy Industry– Dairy related products include even Pizza

The Green Mountains- Climate, Geography, Economic Activity

New England Forests-- Hardwoods in a cold climate

Deforestation Reforestation

The “Granite State”

Estuary– The Chesapeake

Appalachia– Coal and “Prosperity”?

Megaopolis– A continuous URBAN city: Exp. “Boswash”

5 Boroughs of New York

Adaptation to the Environment

Generating Electricity-Renewable, Non renewable

Hydroelectricity Coal Fired Plants

The Northeast: 3 Regions

Moraine- Glacier deposited Rock, Gravel

Coal

Bituminous (soft)• Large amounts of carbon

released– used for coking, steel making- found in the states of Pennsylvania and West Virginia

Antharcite (hard)(coke)• High carbon content, few

impurities- high grade- electricity generation

#1 Industries in the Northeast=Tourism and Recreation

Truck Farming in New Jersey– Feed New York’s Markets

Northeastern Manufacturing

Northeast: Center for Ivy League Colleges and Biotech Engineering

Fall Line Cities- cities built where atlantic waterways were no longer navigable

because of rapids. Cities sprang up here because of the unloading of boats.

Why Manufacturing Here?

Textile Mills- New England Lowell Mill System

Atlantic Ocean– Deep Ports

Why Steel, Auto, Manufacturing Production in Pittsburgh, PA and Gary, IN?

Western Kentucky Coal Field