The Geography

Of the Northeast

By William LewentalThe Northeast has many amazing

geographical features. Including the Appalachian Mts., the coastal plains.

There is also many rivers.

The Northeast has varied climate. It’s climate supports two types of trees: needleleaf trees and broadleaf trees. The climate also makes the leaves turn color. There is a pigment called chlorophyll that controls leave's colors. When the weather turns cold, the leaves stop making green pigment.

The history of some culture is the past times. The history of the Northeast starts with the Native Americans . Then it goes into the American Revolution. During the American Revolution Paul Revere supposedly warned the Minutemen that “the British are coming” but actually he was captured before he could. Later came the Industrial Revolution with steam power and replaceable parts . Finally the immigrants of Ellis Island . Did you know that more than 17 million immigrants came through Ellis Island ? Well I guess you know about the culture and history of the Northeast.

Economy of the Northeast.

The industrial revolution helped the economy. Goods were being made faster.

There were also more jobs at that time.

Connecticut- 5 Pennsylvania- 19

Massachusetts- 10 Maryland- 8

Delaware- 1 New York- 29

New Hampshire-2 Vermont- 1

Maine- 2 Rhode Island- 2

New Jersey- 13

SenatorsConnecticut- Christopher Dodd , Joseph Liberman

Maine- Olympia Snowe , Susan Collins

Delaware- Joe Biden , Thomas Carper

Maryland- Paul Sarbanes , Barbra Mikulski

New York- Charles Schumer , Hillary Clinton

Vermont- Patrick Leahy , James Jefford

Massachusetts- Edward Kennedy , John Kerry

New Hampshire- Judd Gregg , John E Sununu

New Jersey- Frank Lautenburg , Robert Menendez

Pennsylvania- Arlen Specter , Rick Santorum

Rhode Island- Jack Reed , Lincoln Chafee

Delaware- Ruth Ann MinnerMaine- john Elias Baldacci

Maryland- Robert L. Elhrich

New York- George E. Pataki

Connecticut- M. Jodie Rell

Vermont- James H. Douglas

Pennsylvania- Edward G. Rendell

Rhode Island- Donald L. Garcier

New Jersey- Jon Corzine

Massachusetts- W. Mitt Romney

New Hampshire- John Lynch

Connecticut- 3,503,604 Maryland- 5,558,058

Delaware- 830,364 New York- 19,227,088

Maine- 1,317,253 Pennsylvania- 12,406,292

Massachusetts- 6,416,505 Rhode Island- 1,080,632

New Hampshire- 1,299,500 Vermont- 621,394

New Jersey- 8,698,879

There are a lot of tourist attractions in the Northeast. One of the most popular is the Statue of Liberty. Another good one is Six Flags Great Adventure.

Tourist attractions help the Northeast’s economy. There are different tourist attractions for different landforms. There are many tourist attractions in the Northeast.