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The North East

The North East. By: Gautum Magu, KyuJun Shim, Narayan Kumar . Map of the North East. New England Mid-Atlantic. http://www.amaps.com/images/NortheastUSA.jpg. Major geographic features. Appalachian Mountains Lake Ontario Niagara Falls.

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The North East

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  1. The North East By: Gautum Magu, KyuJun Shim, Narayan Kumar

  2. Map of the North East • New England • Mid-Atlantic http://www.amaps.com/images/NortheastUSA.jpg

  3. Major geographic features • Appalachian Mountains • Lake Ontario • Niagara Falls http://www.theresilientearth.com/files/images/appalachian_mtns-usgs.jpg http://photos.travelblog.org/Photos/44238/201981/f/1511838-Sunset-over-Lake-Ontario-0.jpg http://www.allbestwallpapers.com/wallpaper/nature/image/aerial_view_of_niagara_falls,_ontario,_canada.jpg

  4. Population US Census

  5. Population continued US Census

  6. Racial/Ethnic population • White People -Pennsylvania 79.5 -New York 58.3 -Vermont 94.3 -Maine 94.4 -New Hampshire 92.3 -Massachusetts 76.1 -Rhode Island 76.4 -Connecticut 71.2 -New Jersey 59.3 -Delaware 65.3 -Maryland 54.7 -Washington D.C 34.8 Mean: 74.7 • Black /African-American persons -Pennsylvania 10.8 -New York 15.9 -Vermont 1.0 -Maine 1.2 -New Hampshire 1.1 -Massachusetts 6.6 -Rhode Island 5,7 -Connecticut 10.1 -New Jersey 13.7 -Delaware 21.4 -Maryland 29.4 -Washington D.C 50.7 Mean: 10.6 US Census

  7. Racial/Ethnic Population continued • Persons of Hispanic/Latino origin -Pennsylvania 5.7 -New York 17.6 -Vermont 1.5 -Maine 1.3 -New Hampshire 2.8 -Massachusetts 9.6 -Rhode Island 12.4 -Connecticut 13.4 -New Jersey 17.7 -Delaware 8.2 -Maryland 8.2 -Washington D.C 9.1 Mean: 9.95 US Census http://www.raconline.org/maps/mapfiles/hispanic.jpg

  8. Famous city-New York • Founded by the Dutch in 1624. • Most Populous city. • Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island. • 2ndlargest film industry. • Public transport. • Many tourist attractions. http://www.luxurylink.com/images/style/destination/new_york_city_84/new-york-city-skyline-blue-large.jpg http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/usa/new-york/new-york-city/images/new-york-city.jpg

  9. % of Foreign Born Persons • Pennsylvania 5.2% • New York 21.3% • Vermont 3.7% • Maine 3.3% • New Hampshire 5.2% • Massachusetts 14.1% • Rhode Island 12.5% • Connecticut 12.8% • New Jersey 19.7% • Delaware 7.8% • Maryland 12.3% • Washington D.C 12.5% • Mean 10.9% US Census

  10. Famous tourist attractions • New York- Statue of Liberty. • Washington D.C- National Air and space Museum. • Pennsylvania- Philadelphia Zoo. http://brownmckinney.com/tim/files/2011/05/Zoo.jpg http://socialstudiesdc.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dc_air_space_museum.jpeg http://wirednewyork.com/images/city-guide/liberty/liberty.jpg

  11. Unique characteristics • Maine Maritime Museum, Bath. • Seneca Falls, New York. http://www.mainethingstodo.com/mttd/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/maine-maritime-museum.jpg http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~darmi/photos/photos3/trinitysenfalls2.jpg

  12. Music and Food from the Northeast http://nativepeoplephotographer.typepad.com/native_american_stock_pho/images/2007/12/13/gallery534.jpg • Crops such as beans and squashes. • Cranberries, sheep farming and maple syrup. • Baked beans and succotash. • Blues. • Jazz. • Country. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A8Jf4ILynYU/TizESaUKFoI/AAAAAAAAAGM/8AZY5nVItFA/s1600/white-nick-jazz.jpg Food in United States Northeast Region, Music of the United States

  13. Major Events • Flooding in Vermont. http://digitaljournal.com/img/2/3/4/1/5/i/9/4/0/p-medium/5697610451_0147d6ed88_b.jpg http://www.martyduren.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/londonderry-vt-flood-3.jpg

  14. Works Cited • "Geography of the United States." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. WIkipedia. Web. 14 Sept. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_the_United_States>. • State and County QuickFacts. US Census Bureau. Web. 13 Sept. 2011. <http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html> • Oak, Manali. "Facts about New York City." Buzzle Web Portal: Intelligent Life on the Web. Buzzle.com. Web. 13 Sept. 2011. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/facts-about-new-york-city.html • "Food in United States Northeast Region - Northeast American Food, Northeast American Cuisine." Food in Every Country. Food in Every Country. Web. 14 Sept. 2011. http://www.foodbycountry.com/Spain-to-Zimbabwe-Cumulative-Index/United-States-Northeast-Region.html • bebop, one of the early innovators of, and Charlie Parker. "Music of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia, n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu

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