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.

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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 paperSoil: can farm in the Middle

Atlantic regionRock and Stone: granite and

marble are mined from quarries to build buildings

Water: use for travel and drinking