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NE Notes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mountain range | a group of many mountains |
| glaciers | huge, moving sheets of ice |
| harbor | a place where ships can dock safely |
| broadleaf | trees with wide flat leaves |
| needleleaf | trees with long thin leaves that can be sharp |
| agriculture | the business of growing crops and raising animals for food |
| bay | a part of sea, ocean, or lake that cuts deeply into the land |
| urban | a city and the communities around it |
| suburbs | the communities outside a city |
| Industrial Revolution | a time when new machines took the place of hand tools |
| manufacturing | the making of large numbers of goods in factories |
| rural | living in the country (not town) |
| tourism | the business of providing services for people on vacation |
| population | the number of people who live in a place |
| port | a place where ships load and unload their goods |
| metropolitan | a large city or group of cities with their nearby suburbs |
| megalopolis | when several metropolitan areas connect with each other |
| tradition | a special way of doing something that has been done for a long time |
| Geographical Features of the Northeast | 1. rocky coastlines 2. Coastal Plains 3. Appalachian Mountains |
| Natural Resources of the Northeast | 1. forests 2. soil 3. water 4. minerals and stones |