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Cities
New England
Trade
Geography
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What is a colony?
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A settlement started by people who leave their
own country to live in another land.
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What is population density?
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The number of people living in a certain area.
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What is a megalopolis?
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A huge urban region formed when two or more
metropolitan areas grow together.
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What is urban growth?
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The growth of cities.
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What is a harbor?
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A place where ships can dock safely.
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Which of these is not found in cities sports
teams, hospitals, jobs, farmland?
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Farmland.
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Name three problems that cities face.
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Traffic, unemployment, pollution, crime,
crowding, money.
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How does crowding make the problem of traffic
worse?
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There are more cars on the street which causes
traffic jams and longer travel times.
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Where does most of the money used to run cities
come from?
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Taxes.
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Why are some cities in the Northeast now getting
less money from taxes?
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Businesses and people are moving out of the
cities to suburban areas.
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Who was John Smith?
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An English explorer.
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Name three New England States.
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Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, Vermont.
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What natural resources did the Pilgrims find in
New England?
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Fish, furs, and trees.
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What is the largest city in New England?
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New York City
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Who gave this region the name New England?
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John Smith
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What is an import?
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A good brought into one country from another.
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What is an export?
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A good shipped from one country to another.
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Why did many cities in the Northeast region
become centers of trade?
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They were located on harbors or rivers, where
ships could be easily loaded or unloaded.
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What is international trade?
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Trade between countries.
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What is a raw material?
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A resource in its natural state.
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The New England states are on the coast of what
ocean?
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The Atlantic.
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New York City is at the mouth of what river?
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The Hudson River.
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What was Ellis Island primarily used for?
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To welcome immigrants to the United States
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Which New England state has the highest
population density?
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New Jersey
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How does the Northeast look different now than it
did when the colonists first settled there?
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There are several large cities that have grown
together to create a large megalopolis.