New England – Middle Atlantic Region I. States of the New England – Middle Atlantic Region: • Maine - Delaware • New Hampshire - New York • Vermont - New Jersey • Massachusetts - Pennsylvania • Connecticut - Maryland • Rhode Island II. Physical Feature of the New England – Middle Atlantic Region: • The Hudson River - which is located in New York • The Atlantic Ocean – which is on the eastern coast • St. Lawrence River • Great Lakes – ▪ Lake Erie ▪ Lake Huron ▪ Lake Michigan ▪ Lake Superior ▪ Lake Ontario • Appalachian Mountains • Cape Cod • Chesapeake Bay III. Climate of the New England – Middle Atlantic Region • The climate of most of the New England-Middle Atlantic States consist of extreme weather conditions, such as 100+ degrees during the summer, and under freezing temperatures during the winter. • Some southern states in this region had long, hot summers with a long growing season and short winters. IV. Other Features • If you lived in the northern part of this region, you probably made money by becoming a merchant, or a ship builder, or a manufacturer, or a whaler or fisherman. • If you lived in the southern part of the region, you made money by trade or by ship building. • You might raise livestock and staple crops which include: wheat, barley, and oats. • These foods, as well as furs, pickled beef, and beef are important products to this region. These products are vital to the trade process. Southeast Region I. The southeast region consist of the following states: • West Virginia • Virginia • North Carolina • South Carolina • Georgia • Florida • Kentucky • Tennessee • Alabama • Mississippi • Arkansas • Louisiana II. Physical features of the southeast region: • The Atlantic Ocean – on the east coast • The Appalachian Mountains – which run through the eastern states in this region • Ohio River – which runs along West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi • Gulf of Mexico • Gulf Coastal Plain • Atlantic Coastal Plain • Mississippi River III. The climate of the Southeast States • Perfect for farming • Long hot summers • Long growing seasons • Short winters IV. Other features • Main way that people made money and fed themselves during colonial time was by production of cash crops. • Agriculture was the main feature of the economy • People had large plantations which allowed them to feed themselves • Major items that were produced in this region included: cotton, rice, tobacco, and indigo which were all cash crops.

Plains Region I. The Plains region consist of the following states: • Iowa • Missouri • Kansas • Nebraska • South Dakota • North Dakota II. Physical features of the Plains region: • The Mississippi River – runs along the eastern borders of Iowa and Missouri • The Great Plains – extend through Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota • Missouri River III. The climate of the Plains region: • The Great Plains are home to extremely cold winters (40 F to 10 F) and warm summers (around 80 F). • This region has a large temperature range. • The southern states in this region experience more precipitation than the more northern states (precipitation is very common during the summer). • Snow occurs heavily throughout the winter. IV. Other features: • Some major crops grown in the Great Plains region include: corn, canola, sorghum, cotton, sunflowers, and most importantly wheat. • Wheat is the main crop produce in this region. • Cattle are also an important industry in the Plains region. • Beef production is a big part of the Plains industry. • Dairy has most recently become a large component of agriculture for the Plains region.