NORTHEAST REGION OF US

A number of cities and suburbs that blend into one big urban area

• population density

• commute

• megalopolis

To travel to work

• population density

• commute

• megalopolis

The average number of people per square mile

• population density

• commute

• megalopolis

What is the most densely populated region in the US?

• South

• Midwest

• West

• Northeast

The economic centers of the Northeast are the region's

• farms

• fisheries

• forests

• cities

America's founders wrote the Declaration of Independence in

• Washington DC

• Philadelphia

• Boston

• New York City

What is one factor that contributes to Philadelphia's reputation as an important industrial center?

• its location on the Delaware River

• its small size

• its famous science and technology schools

• its vast farmlands

From 1892 - 1954, the first stop for most immigrants to the US was

• Washington DC

• cities in the midwest

• Ellis Island

• the cities of the South