The Northeast United States: Big Cities to Mountain Ranges Classifying / Categorizing Information Natural Resources Food Transportation Industry Lumber/trees Maple Syrup Historic and Cultural Landmarks Statue of Liberty Event Idea Building / Statue Boston Tea Party Star Spangle Banner 1
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Reading Data The Northeast Region s Climate by state State Precipitation inches Precipitation millimeters Temperature Fahrenheit Temperature Celsius CT 50.3 1279 49.0 9.4 DE 45.7 1160 55.3 12.9 ME 42.2 1072 41.0 5.0 MD 44.5 1131 54.2 12.3 MA 47.7 1211 47.9 8.8 NH 43.4 1103 43.8 6.6 NJ 47.1 1196 52.7 11.5 NY 41.8 1062 45.4 7.4 PA 42.9 1089 48.8 9.3 RI 47.9 1218 50.1 10.1 VT 42.7 1085 42.9 6.1 People / Population City State Population Population density New York City New York (NY) 8.491.079 27,012/sq mi 10,430/ km sq Philadelphia Pennsylvania (PA) 1,526,006 3,501/sq mi 1,352/ km sq Boston Massachusetts (MA) 617,594 12,793/ sq mi 4,939/ km sq Baltimore Maryland (MD) 620,961 1,265/ sq mi 489/ km sq Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 305,704 5,521/sq mi Providence (PA) Rhode Island (RI) 2,132/km sq 178,042 9,676/sq mi 3,736/ km sq Mean, Median, Mode, and Range Mean: Climate: CT, DE, ME, MD, MA, and NH Precipitation in Inches Median: (no middle number) 50.3 + 45.7 + 42.2 + 44.5 + 47.7 + 43.4 = 273.8 273.8 6 = 45.63 Mode: There is no number that appears the most. 42.2, 43.4, 44.5, 45.7, 47.7, 50.3 44.5 + 45.7 = 90.2 90.2 2 = 45.1 Range: (highest) 50.3 - (lowest) 42.2 = 8.1 3
1. Pick 6 states: 2. Pick a data set (precipitation in inches, precipitation in millimeters, temperature in Fahrenheit, temperature in Celsius) State Data set Mean Median Mode Range 1. Pick a 4 cities 2. Pick a data set (population, population density square miles, population density, kilometers square) Cities Data Set Mean Median Mode Range 4
Vocabulary Check Classify information: Allegheny, Coastal, Appalachian, Pocono, Piedmont, White, Catskills, Erie, Connecticut, Chesapeake, Atlantic, Delaware, Finger, Champlain, Ohio, Susquehanna, Hudson Mountains Plateaus Plains Lakes Rivers Bays Ocean Classify information: Natural Landmarks, Historic and Cultural Landmarks and Natural Resources Hickory Run Boulder Field, Statue of Liberty, U.S. Independence Ship, Liberty Bell, Antislavery leader, coal, lumber, harbors Natural Landmarks Historic / Cultural Landmarks Natural Resources 5
Comprehension Check: Ask and Answer Questions Use cardinal direction terms: north, south, east, and west. (Maps are on page 1 and 2.) 1. Where is New York? New York is north of Pennsylvania. 2. Where is Maine? Maine is of New York. 3. Where is Delaware? Delaware is of Maryland. 4. Where is Connecticut? Connecticut is of Maine. 5. Where is Vermont? Vermont is of New Hampshire. 6. Where is Massachusetts? Massachusetts is of Rhode Island. 7. Where is Rhode Island? Rhodes Island is of Connecticut. 8. Where is New Jersey? New Jersey is of the Atlantic Ocean. 9. Where is Maryland? Maryland is of Pennsylvania. 10. Where is New Hampshire? New Hampshire is of Massachusetts. 11. Where is Pennsylvania? Pennsylvania is of New York. 12. Where is Pennsylvania? Pennsylvania is of Delaware. Capitalization of Proper Nouns Correct the errors in each sentence. Four sports started in the northeast region. Each sport has a hall of Fame or a place to honor great athletes, coaches and Leaders in the sport. Can you find the cities on a map? baseball started in New york city in 1845. The hall of Fame is in cooperstown, NY. Basketball started in springfield, massachusetts in 1891. The hall of Fame is in springfield, Massachusetts. Volleyball started in Holyoke, Massachusetts in 1895. The hall of Fame is in Holyoke, MA. Lacrosse was created by native americans in the 1600s in the northeast. The hall of Fame is in balitmore, MD. 6
Three-Step Interview With a partner, give information based on landmarks (natural, historic / cultural) and natural resources. Step 1: Partners interview each other about one of the landmarks / resources. o What is a natural landmark? o When was the? o Where is? o Why is important? o What is the importance of? o How do we know it is important? We know it is important because Step 2: Partners share information: My partner told me that. He / She said that. I learned. Step 3: Present your information to the class. 7