The Northeast region
By Will Parks
The Northeast
The Northeast is the most populated are in the United States and has been for hundreds of years. Megalopolis is what it is reffered to as today. Megalopolis is a very large Region made up of several large cities and their surrounding cities. Saying that, the Northeast region would defiantly be an urban area. Of course there are some rural areas, it is mostly urban because of all population in that region. Since areas like New York are so heavily populated, jobs are pretty hard to find and land is extremely expensive. Languages spoken in the Northeast are English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Polish, and Russian. The Northeast has many resources and one of the main ones is fishing. New York for example has some of the best fishing around. The Northeast also has lots of land features such as the Statue Of Liberty, Liberty Bell, Empire State building, Great lakes, and the Appalachian Mts. The Northeast region also has natural resources such as forests, granite, Iron, and maple syrup.
History
The Northeast was the first region of the united states becsue it was where the first settlers of the U.S came too. The colonies included in the Northeast region are Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Connecticut, Rhode island, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The rest of the 13 first colonies were seperated into the Southern region. The population of the northeast region estimates that in 2013, there was approximatly 55,943,073 people. There was approximatly 345.5 people per square mile.
Vermont's flag
Vermont had a population of 626,562 people in 2014. It was founded on March 4th, 1791. Vermont has a land size of 9,623 sq. miles. Vermont's capital is Montpelier. The GDP for Vermont was 29.61 billion dollars in 2014. An interesting fact about Vermont would be that over 75% of the land is covered by forests. Up until 1962, the state was mostly a republican voting state. Vermont has been a big part in legislation retaining to land use and gay rights. Another interesting fact about Vermont is that it is nicknamed the green mountain state.
Maine's flag
Maine had a population of 1.33 million people in 2014. It was founded on March 15, 1820. Maine has a land size of 35,385 sq. miles. Maine's capital is Augusta. The GDP for Maine was 55.84 billion dollars in 2014. An interesting fact about Maine is that it is most famous for all of the lobster they catch. Maine operates under the same government forms. Maine is one of 7 states that does not have a lieutenant governor. Another interesting fact about Maine is that it has 3,166 offshore islands.
Reading focus questions
1.) Megalopolis- A very large and heavily populated region or city.
2.) The resources and physical characteristics of the Northeast region have benefited the region by 1-Setting boundaries and 2-Giving the Northeast something to survive off of.
3.) By the use of water wheels.