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The Northeastern Region

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these are part of the New England states.

a)
Maine
b)

Colorado

c)

Georgia

d)
Massachusetts
e)
Connecticut
2.

Which of these states are part of the Mid-Atlantic states.

a)
New York
b)

Montana

c)
New Jersey
d)

Kentucky

e)
Maryland
3.
The __________ region is the most densely populated in the U.S.
a)
West
b)
Midwest
c)
Northeast
d)
Southeast
e)
Southwest
4.

What are "nor'easters"?

a)

Nor'easters are powerful storms named for the region and can strike during fall and winter.

b)

People from the Northeast Region

c)

Ships built in the Northeast

d)

A type of vegetable grown in the Northeast

5.
True or False: Long before there were the Northeastern cities we see today, there were Native Americans and their settlements. As with most Native American tribes, people shared the land and its many resources. This went on for hundreds and maybe thousands of years before any new people came here.
a)
True
b)
False
6.

In the early settler days, what were the very tall, very straight trees which grew in New England used for?

a)

To make perfect masts when building ships

b)

To build straight walls for homes

c)

To build balance beams for the Olympics

d)

To make bridges to cross the rivers

7.

Which two Great Lakes are at the Northern Border of the Northeast Region? At the Northern border of the Northeast region, you can find which two Great Lakes?

a)
Lake Erie
b)
Lake Ontario
c)

Lake Superior

d)

Lake Michigan

e)

Lake Beaman

8.
BONUS #2: As a natural resource, farmland is quite abundant throughout the Northeast region. It's used to grow crops like __________, __________, __________, __________, __________, and __________.
a)
potatoes
b)

oranges

c)
blueberries
d)
cranberries
e)

bananas

9.
BONUS #3: New Yorkers call the northern part of their state __________.
a)
Upstate
b)

North New York

c)

Northstate

d)

Downstate

10.

Scranton, Pennsylvania's annual festival is called ____________________.

a)
La Festa Italiana
b)

Penn Fest

c)

Scran Fest

d)

Big Fest

11.
Which is a place that you could visit in the Northeast Region?
a)
Hershey's Chocolate Factory
b)
New York City
c)
Washington D.C.
d)
All of the Above