New England Maine Augusta ME Connecticut Hartford CT Massachusetts Boston MA Rhode Island Providence RI Vermont Montpelier VT New Hampshire Concord NH

Geography Appalachian Mountains

o Green Mountains- VTo White Mountains- NH and ME

_____________ River- longest river in New England

Atlantic Coastal Plain- _____________ area of land near the Atlantic Ocean

Cape Cod- MA

Settlers Native Americans- 1st people to live

in New England Pilgrims- 1st people from ___________

to settle New Englando Left for ___________ freedom

Puritans- wanted to change how _________ was practiced

Timeline Create a timeline of New England’s

important historical events. Include the following dates:o 1600o 1617o 1620o 1621o 1629o 1773See page 58-59

New England’s Economy

Economy- production and distribution of _________ and ____________

Tourism- Industries- Products- Manufacturing- make or process something using

______________

Tourist Attraction- West Quoddy Lighthouse _________________ point in the U.S. Guides ships through the waterway between

___________ and U.S. Located in ME

Tourist Attraction- Mt. Washington Highest peak in New England Located in NH (_____________ Mts.) High elevation (_________ above sea level)- 6,288

feet

Population Density Measure of how many people live in

one areao People per square mile

What part of the country has a high population density? Low population density?

Important Vocabulary Urban

Suburb

Rural

City vs. Small TownCity Small Town

Housing

Employment

Transportation

Environment