A Power point about the people, landforms, states, etc. of the Northeast Region of the United States.

1. The NortheastThe Northeast
Regions of the United States

2. States of the Northeast and their capitals:
Maine-
Vermont-
New Hampshire-
New York-
New Jersey-
Massachusetts-
Connecticut-
Rhode Island-
Delaware-
Maryland-
Pennsylvania-
Augusta
Montpelier
Concord
Albany
Trenton
Boston
Hartford
Providence
Dover
Annapolis
Harrisburg

3. HistoryHistory
• Known for the Pilgrims, the first English-
speaking settlers of America
• Boston, New York, Baltimore, and
Philadelphia are among the Northeast's oldest
cities.

4. The People of the NortheastThe People of the Northeast
• The population of the Northeast is about 57 million
people. The people mostly live in cities and suburbs.
• The people in the Northeast work in mostly "service"
jobs. There is also a great deal of manufacturing, too.
Goods such as clothing, books, paper, and electronics are
popular items made in this region.

5. What borders the Northeast?

6. Physical Landforms of the NortheastPhysical Landforms of the Northeast
Coasts
• A coast is any part of land that is next to the ocean
• Coastal Plains are flat lowlands that lie along the
Atlantic Coast. The Coastal Plain has sandy beaches,
wetlands, and rich farmland
• The term “East Coast” is often associated with the
stretch of land between Boston and Washington D.C.
• Major cities are often located along coasts

7. Physical Landforms of the NortheastPhysical Landforms of the Northeast
PlainsPlains
• A plain is an area of land with relatively low relief —
meaning that it is flat.
• A plain can be a grassland, but plains in their natural
state may also be covered in shrubs, woodland and forest
• Plains occur as lowlands and at the bottoms of valleys
but also on plateaus at high elevations.
• In the Northeast, the Plains start at the Appalachian
Mountains and extend to the Rocky Mountains.
• The Northeast also has the Coastal Plain starting at
the Atlantic Ocean

8. Physical Landforms of the NortheastPhysical Landforms of the Northeast
MountainsMountains
• A mountain is a natural elevation of the Earth's surface with
steep sides and taller than a hill.
Appalachian MountainsAppalachian Mountains
• A stretch of mountains that start on the Canadian Island
of Newfoundland and run southwest ending in Alabama.

10. Weather of the Northeast
• The Northeast is a region that has a cold winter, hot or
warm summer, and wet
• The Appalachian Mountains as well as the moist,
cool Atlantic Ocean contribute to the weather of the
Northeast.
• The mountains trap the cool air as well as cause
rain to occur by pushing the cool, moist air up.

11. ForestsForests
• Forests are the main type of vegetation of the
Northeast.
• Needleaf trees, broadleaf trees, ferns, fungi, and
mosses are found here.

12. This map shows how the population of the Northeast is the largest
toward the Atlantic Coast and is most dense in the stretch between
Washington DC and New York City.