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WorksheetsNortheast Region Vocabulary Harcourt Grade 4
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 23mins
Someone who travels for pleasure
tourist
suffrage
sachem
wetu
A country area
urban
rural
When people catch fish faster than natural processes can replace them
population density
overfishing
A government document that protects the ownership of a new idea or invention
peninsula
patent
The right to vote
patent
suffrage
A group of workers, usually in the same type of job, who have joined together to demand better wages and working conditions.
labor union
patent
Land surrounded by water on three sides
patent
peninsula
A ruler or leader among some Native American groups
sachem
tourist
A measure of how many people, on average, live on each square mile of land in a certain area.
population density
rural
An area of soft, wet spongy ground where moss grows.
bog
quarry
A place where stone or marble is dug, cut or blasted out of the ground
bog
quarry
A tall tower with a very strong light used to guide ships at night.
mineral
lighthouse
The buying and selling of goods
quarry
commerce
A city area
rural
urban
A structure made of wooden poles and covered in bark by some groups of Native Americans
wetu
lighthouse
A factory with bad working conditions
lighthouse
sweatshop
A boat powered by an engine
steamboat
quarry
A large area of seawater that separates a mainland and an island
bog
quarry
sound
peninsula
Nonliving material that is found in the earth
bog
quarry
plants
mineral
A huge sheet of ice that covers land
glacier
bogs
The Northeast Region American Indians hunted
polar bears, elks, and whales
deer and beavers
The Northeast Region crops included
melons, beans, and corn
pumpkins, corn, beans, and squash
What types of shelter were found in the Northeast Region?
Igloos
Longhouse
What type of land is found in the Northeast Region?
heavily wooded area (forest), rich soil for farming
mountains, rivers, forests, swamps, and grasses
How many families lived in the Longhouses of the Northeast Region?
one family
several families
What resources were the Longhouses of the Northeast Region made of?
snow, ice, animal hides
trees and bark
Were longhouses permanent (made to stay in one place) homes?
yes
no
Did the American Indians of the Northeast Region fish in the waterways of the region?
yes
n0
A forced change of government
revolution
textile
having to do with weaving cloth
bay
textile
cape
coast
Freedom from rule by someone else
independence
coast
services, skills, and knowledge provided by workers
independence
human resources
Level, flat land along a coast
coastal plain
profit
land that borders and ocean
coast
bay
A point of land that sticks out into the ocean
profit
cape
Water surrounded by land but open to the sea
bay
profit
Some early-day factories used ______ to run their machines
water power
wind
Two stones used for building are_______.
maple and oak
granite and marble
The Pilgrims and Puritans came from England to practice what freely?
religion
cooking
Colonists fought for freedom from England in this war.
revolutionary war
civil war
What document was signed to form a new government?
The Constitution
Monroe Doctrine
