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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Geography of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 1 What is a harbor? |
a protected area of water where ships can dock safely
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Geography of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 1 What is a glacier? |
a huge, slow-moving mass of ice
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Exploring the Northeast Geography of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 1 What caused many lakes to form in the Northeast? |
Glaciers formed basins that filled with water when the glaciers melted
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Exploring the Northeast Geography of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 1 Why is the northern part of the Northeast colder than the southern part? |
because it is farther from the equator
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Exploring the Northeast Geography of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 1 Why do coastal areas have milder climates than inland areas? |
because oceans warm the land near the ocean in winter and cool it in summer
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Exploring the Northeast Geography of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 1 What is a blizzard? |
snowstorms with strong winds
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Exploring the Northeast Geography of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 1 What effects can blizzards sometimes cause? |
They can block roads, knock down power lines , and damage buildings.
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Geography of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 1 What is a harbor? |
a protected area of water where ships can dock safely
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Geography of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 1 What is a glacier? |
a huge, slow-moving mass of ice
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Exploring the Northeast Geography of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 1 What caused many lakes to form in the Northeast? |
Glaciers formed basins that filled lwith water when the glaciers melted
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Geography of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 1 Why is the northern part of the Northeast colder than the southern part? |
because it is farther from the equator
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Geography of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 1 Why do coastal areas have milder climates than inland areas? |
because oceans warm the land near the ocean in winter and cool it in summer
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Geography of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 1 What is a blizzard? |
snowstorms with strong winds
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Geography of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 1 What effects can blizzards sometimes cause? |
They can block roads, knock down power lines , and damage buildings.
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Geography of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 1 What is a quarry? |
a large, open pit cut into the ground, from which stone is mined
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Exploring the Northeast Geography of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 1 What natural resources are neede for farming? |
land, soil, water, sunlight
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Exploring the Northeast Geography of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 1 How do the geography and the climate of the Northeast affect its economy? |
Geography and climate affect what crops grow in the Northeast. Geography also makes farming, mining, logging, and fishing important industries in the region.
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Geography of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 1 Which mountains cut through the western part of the Northeast? |
the Appalachian Mountains
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Exploring the Northeast Geography of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 1 Why is farming a larger industry in the southern parts of the Northeast than in the northern parts of the region? |
The southern parts have a milder climate and a longer growning season.
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Exploring the Northeast Geography of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 1 How do some people in the Northeast use trees to earn a living? |
Many work in the logging industry, cutting down trees to use as lumber and to make other products; others use trees to grow fruits and make maple syrup
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Exploring the Northeast Geography of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 1 What caused the Northeast to have poor, rocky soil? |
Glaciers scraped away fertile soil.
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Early History of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 2 What kinds of tools and weapons did the people make from wood? |
bows and arrows, sports equipment, cooking utensils
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Exploring the Northeast Early History of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 2 What is a confederation? |
group of governments that work together
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Exploring the Northeast Early History of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 2 What is a colony? |
is a settlement that is ruled by a faraway government
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Exploring the Northeast Early History of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 2 Why do you think people in England needed these natural resources from the Northeast? What uses do you think they had for wood, fish, and furs? |
They needed wood to build homes and ships. They used fish for food, and furs could keep them warm in the winter.
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Exploring the Northeast Early History of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 2 What are some possible reasons that the early settlers came to the Northeast to form colonies? |
religious freedom, money
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Exploring the Northeast Early History of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 2 What was one matter that colonists could decide for themselves? |
freedom to practice any religion
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Exploring the Northeast Early History of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 2 What are colonists? |
people living in colonies
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Exploring the Northeast Early History of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 2 What is a port? |
a trading center where goods are put onto and taken off ships?
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Exploring the Northeast Early History of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 2 What were the three largest ports in the colonies? |
Boston, New York, and Philadelphia
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Exploring the Northeast Early History of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 2 Why did port cities grow? |
They grew because they were trading centers.
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Exploring the Northeast Early History of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 2 What type of independence did the colonist want? |
freedom to govern oneself
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Exploring the Northeast Early History of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 2 What is a declaration? |
an official statement
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Exploring the Northeast Early History of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 2 What was a major effect of the American Revolution? |
The colonists won the war and formed a new nation.
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Exploring the Northeast Early History of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 2 How might your life be different today if the colonists had not fought for independence? |
I might be a British citizen instead of an American citizen.
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Exploring the Northeast Early History of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 2 What happened when Britian passed new tax laws in the colonies? |
Fighting breaks out between colonists and British soldiers.
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Exploring the Northeast Early History of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 2 What happened after the colonists defeated the British. |
The colonists formed a new nation.
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Exploring the Northeast Early History of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 2 What was a mjaor effect of the American Reveolution? |
The colonists won the war and formed a new nation.
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Early History of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 2 What were three Native American groups that lived in the Northeast? |
the Wampanoag, the Delaware, and the Iroquois
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Exploring the Northeast Early History of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 2 What were three wild food that Native American groups gathered? |
roots, nuts, berries, shellfish
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Exploring the Northeast Early History of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 2 What were three crops that Native American Indians groups grew? |
corn, beans, squash, melons
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Exploring the Northeast Early History of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 2 How did Native Americans of the Northeast use wood? |
to build homes and villages and to make tools, weapons, and canoes
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Exploring the Northeast Early History of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 2 How did the Iroquois confedertion work? |
Five tribes joined the confederation. Each tribe goverened itself, but confederation leaders made decisions and about important matters that affected all the tribes.
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Exploring the Northeast Early History of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 2 What is a time line? |
shows events that took place during one day, one moth, one year, one decade, or longer.
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Exploring the Northeast Early History of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 2 What is a decade? |
a period of ten years
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Exploring the Northeast Early History of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 2 What is a century? |
a period of 100 years
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Growth of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 3 What are waterways? |
bodies of water that boats can use
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Exploring the Northeast Growth of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 3 What is a "navigable" river? |
rivers deep enough and wide enough for ships touse
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Exploring the Northeast Growth of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 3 What is a canal? |
a waterway dug across land
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Exploring the Northeast Growth of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 3 Why was the Erie Canal built? |
to link the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean
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Exploring the Northeast Growth of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 3 Why was it important tolink the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean? |
This link provided a way to move people and goods between inland areas and the Atlantic Coast
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Exploring the Northeast Growth of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 3 What was the Industrial Revolution? |
People rplaced machines powered by hand with new sources of power. The new machines allowed people to make more goods faster. This period is known as the Industrial Revolution.
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Exploring the Northeast Growth of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 3 What is a textile mill? |
is a factory that uses machines to weave cloth.
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Exploring the Northeast Growth of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 3 Why were most early factories bult along rivers? |
so that their machines could be powered by moving water
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Exploring the Northeast Growth of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 3 What is urban growth? |
growth of cities
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Exploring the Northeast Growth of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 3 How did immigration help cuase urban growth? |
Most immigrants settled in cities.
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Exploring the Northeast Growth of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 3 What is a metropolitan area? |
a large city together with its suburbs
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Exploring the Northeast Growth of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 3 What is a megalopolis? |
a urban region formed when two or more metropolitan areas grow together.
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Growth of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 3 --- engines replaced water power during the Industrial Revolution. |
Steam
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Growth of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 3 --- are waterways dug across laid. |
Canals
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Exploring the Northeast Growth of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 3 --- mills are factories that use machines to weave cloth. |
Textile
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Exploring the Northeast Growth of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 3 Who opened the world's first electric power plant. |
Thomas Edison
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Exploring the Northeast Growth of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 3 The nation's largest megalopolis stretches from New Hampshire to --- |
Virginia
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Growth of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 3 Who invented the telephone? |
Alexander Graham Bell
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Exploring the Northeast Growth of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 3 Where did millions of immigrant first arrive in the United States? |
Ellis Island
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Growth of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 3 People must pay to drive on ---. |
turnpikes
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Exploring the Northeast Growth of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 3 What changes helped the NOrtheast grow? |
better transportation, new power sources, and immigration
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Exploring the Northeast Growth of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 3 Why did the state of New York build the Erie Canal? |
to create a waterway that would connect the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
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Exploring the Northeast Growth of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 3 How was early road travel in the Northeast different from road travel in the region today? |
It was much harder and slower because roads were rough and unpaved.
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Exploring the Northeast Growth of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 3 What are primary sources? |
a record made by people who took part in or saw an event.
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Exploring the Northeast Growth of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 3 What is an example of a primary source? |
a letter, a diary, a photograph
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Exploring the Northeast Growth of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 3 What is a secondary source? |
a record of an event that was made by people who were not there.
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Exploring the Northeast Growth of the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 3 What is an example of a primary source? |
newspaper stories and magazine articles
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Review --- is a loosely united group of governments that work together. |
confederation
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Review A --- is a major, sudden change in government or in people lives. |
revolution
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Review A --- is a waterway dug across land. |
canal
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Review A --- is a huge, slow-moving mass of ice. |
glacier
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Review A --- is a trading center where goods are put onto and taken off ships. |
port
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Review A --- is a body of water that boats can use. |
waterway
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Review A --- is a protected area of water where ships can dock safely. |
harbor
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Review A --- is a settlement that is ruled by a faraway government. |
colony
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Review What happened when people found new sources of power in steam? |
Steam power replaced waterpower in factories. electricy led to new inventions.
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Review During the 1800s and early 1900s, what caused northeastern cities to become crowded? |
Millions of immigrants came to the United States.
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Review How many coloines did England start in the Northeast during the 1600s? |
eight
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Review In what year did the American Revolution begin? |
1775
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Review What are three physical features that are found in the NOrtheast? |
lakes, valleys, mountains
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Review What were two reasons why immigaant came to the Northeast? |
Some were poor, and some had been treated badly because of their race or religion
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Review Which group formed a confederation among tribes fighting in the Northeast? |
the Iroquois
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 4 Review How would the geography of the NOrtheast be different if glaciers had not once covered the region? |
The region would have fewer lakes and the soil would not be as rocky.
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What did the phrases "no tazation without representaion" men to British colonists?
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The colonists did not think they should have to pay taxes to Britain because they did not have representative inthe British government.
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast The Northeast Today Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 1 What do New York City and Pittsburgh have in common? |
navigable rivers
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast The Northeast Today Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 1 How has New England affected artists? |
through its history and beauty
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast The Northeast Today Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 1 What are some jobs in the health care industry that require special training? |
doctor, nurse, x-ray technician
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Exploring the Northeast The Northeast Today Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 1 Why have some factories left New England? |
because they h ave moved to places where their products can be made more cheaply
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast The Northeast Today Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 1 What does it mean if someone specializes? |
they do one kind of job well
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast The Northeast Today Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 1 What is a candidate? |
people who run for office in elections
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What is a political campaign?
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most candidates carry out campaigns to encourage people to vote for them
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Exploring the Northeast The Northeast Today Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 1 What is a ballot? |
is either a sheet of paper on which votes are marked or another method used to record votes.
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Exploring the Northeast The Northeast Today Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 1 What is a volunteer? |
is a person who works for no pay.
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Exploring the Northeast The Northeast Today Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 1 Why is voting important? |
It gives people the power to rule.
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Exploring the Northeast The Northeast Today Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 1 What features of life in New England today came for the region's past? |
small towns, fishing and shipping, self-government
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Exploring the Northeast The Northeast Today Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 1 Where do most people in New England live? |
in cities along the coast
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Exploring the Northeast The Northeast Today Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 1 Why is voting both a right and a responsibility of citizenship? |
It is a right because people can choose their leaders. It is a responsibility because people have to take paret in government.
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast The Northeast Today Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 1 What is one effect that English settlers have had on the United States? |
They named many New England towns and cities after places in England.
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast The Northeast Today Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 1 Who wrote a book about growing up in New England? |
Louisa May Alcott; she wrote "Little Women"
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast The Northeast Today Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 1 What is a method used to record votes? |
ballot
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast The Northeast Today Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 1 Who wrote poems about New England? |
Robert Frost
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast The Northeast Today Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 1 What is the only New England state that does not border the Atlantic Ocean? |
Vermont
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Middle Atlantic States Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 2 What effect does the United Nations have? |
It helps member nations solve problems.
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Middle Atlantic States Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 2 What kinds of jobs do you thyink people have inthe arts? |
actor, singer, musician, dancer, painter, ticket seller
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Middle Atlantic States Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 2 What does it mean to commute? |
travel back and forth between work and home
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Middle Atlantic States Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 2 What is urban sprawl? |
the spreading of urban areas; new businesses, houses, and shopping centers which grow up around cities.
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Middle Atlantic States Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 2 What are some problems that overcrowding causes in cities? |
housing hard to find and expensive, traffic jams, pollution
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Middle Atlantic States Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 2 Why do you think cities need more workers than rural areas to provide services? |
Citites are bigger, so they need more workers to provide services.
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Middle Atlantic States Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 2 How do you think life in Upstate New York differs from life in New York City? |
Upstate New York is less crowded, less noisy, and less polluted
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Middle Atlantic States Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 2 Why do the Amish and Mennonites live as they do? |
because of their religious beliefs
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Middle Atlantic States Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 2 How do people in Tokyo deal with their long commutes to work? |
They rent sleeping capsules and use high-speed trains.
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Middle Atlantic States Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 2 How do cities affect life in the Middle Atlantic States? |
Citites provide many benefits and services, but they also face challenges such as crowding, traffic, and pollution.
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Middle Atlantic States Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 2 Where is the United Nations based, and what does it do? |
It is based in New York City. It helps member nations work together to solve problems.
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Middle Atlantic States Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 2 What city is known as the birthplace of the United States? |
Philadelphia
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Middle Atlantic States Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 2 What is Delaware's largest city? |
Wilmington
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Middle Atlantic States Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 2 What is the largest city inthe United States? |
New York City
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Middle Atlantic States Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 2 What city is a steelmaking center? |
Pittsburgn
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Middle Atlantic States Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 2 What does popluation density mean? |
the n umber of people who live in an area of a certain size
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 5 Review What is the name of a person who runs for office in an election? |
candidate
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 5 Review What is that name of a person who can do one kind of job well? |
specialize
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 5 Review --- mean to travel back and forth between work and home. |
communte
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Exploring the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 5 Review A --- is a person works for no pay. |
volunteer
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 5 Review Urban --- is the spreading of urban areas. |
sprawl
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 5 Review --- is anything that makes a natural resource dirty or unsafe to use. |
pollution
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 5 Review --- is a very tall building. |
skyscraper
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 5 Review A --- is a method used to record votes. |
ballot
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 5 Review Which states are the New England states? |
Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hmpshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 5 Review Why hve some factories moved from New England to other places? |
because their products can be made more cheaply in other areas
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 5 Review Which states are the Middle Atlantic states? |
Delaware, New Jersy, New York, Pennsylvania
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 5 Review Why is Newark, New Jersy, considered a transportation center for the NOrtheast? |
because of its central location, highways, port, and international airport
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The Northeast
Exploring the Northeast Unit 2 Chapter 5 Review Why does New England have more historic sites than some other regions? |
because it was the first region to be widely settled
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 What is a archaeologists? |
scientists who find and study things left by people in the past
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 Who were the people who lived in Illinois long ago? |
the Mississippians
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 What caused Mississippian communites to grow? |
creating a food surplus
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 What is a surplus? |
is an amount of something beyond what is used or needed
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 Along which rivers are the most major Mississpippian sites located? |
the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 What factors may have caused the Mississippian culture to decline? |
cities grew too large, using all their resources, disease and fighting
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 What is an artifact? |
an object made by people
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What are some examples of artifact?
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buildings, tools, pottery, jewelry, and artwork
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 How did the Illiniwek solve problems? |
Leaders from the different tribes would meet
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 What does Illiniwek mean in Algonquian, the language family of the Illiniwek? |
It means "the people"
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 What tribes were Illiniwek? |
the Cahokia, Kaskaskia, Peoria, Michigamea, and Tamaroa
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 In what ways did the way of life of the Illiniwek resemble that of the Mississippian? |
Both groups traveled the waterways and traded, and both groups raisedcorn, beans, and squash.
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 How did the Illiniwek solve problems? |
Leaders from the different tribes would meet.
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 Which tribes lived the closest to the Illiniwek? |
Mascouten, Winnebago, amoung others (see map on page IL 2-5)
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Europeans In Illinois
Unit 2 What was teh Northwest Passaage? |
a water route through North America to Asia that many Europeans believed existed
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 What did the Native American term Mississippi mean? |
"great waters"
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 Which of the French explorers was a mapmaker? |
Joliet
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 Which of the French explorers spoke Algonquian? |
Marquette
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 What caused Marquette and Joliet to return to New France? |
They met a group of Native Americans who had Spanish-made goods.
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 What does "portage" mean? |
to carry their canoes overland
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 How long did it take La Salle's party to rech the Gulf of Mexico? |
two months
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 What does the term watershed mean? |
A watershed is a region that drains into a river or river system.
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 Wht effect did increasing European settlement have on the Native Americans at this time? |
The new settlements encroached on, or threatened, their lands and hunting grounds.
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 What land did La Salle claim for France? |
the Mississippi River and its watershed lands
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 Why did the French build forts along the Illinois River and elsewhere? |
to protect the trading posts and new settlements
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 What led tot he building of trading posts? |
Hats made from beaver fur became the fashion in Europe.
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 What happend because the French built forst to protect their claim to a large part of North America? |
The British see this as a threat and order the French to leave.
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 What did the Native American groups during the French and Indian War? |
Native American groups fought for both sides.
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 What did the British do when the French and their allies were victorious during the start of the French and Indian War? |
The British sent a larger army to help fight.
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 What happened after teh British take Montreal and blockade French Canada, turning the tide of the war. |
The French surrender, ceding land in Canada and all of their land east of the Mississippi to the British.
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What does "cede"?
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give/gave
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 Why did the British go to war with the French? |
The French sent soldiers to drive the British out of their land.
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 What happened to France's land claimsafter the French and Indian War? |
Britain and Spain gained France's land claims.
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 Why did Native American tribes in Illinois side with the French? |
They wanted to protect their trade interests and fight the Iroquois, their traditional enemies.
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 What larger conflict was the French and Indian War a part of? |
the Seven Years' War
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 Which country joined the French near the end of the war? |
Spain
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 What lands did Britain own after the war? |
the Ohio valley, most of Canada, and the 13 colonies
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 Why did the British go to war with the French? |
The French sent soldiers to drive the British out of their land.
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Illinois Long Ago
Unit 2 What made the Native Americans want the British to leave? |
The British did not stop settlement on Native American land, which they had promised to do.
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American Revolution in IL
Unit 2 What is a proclamation? |
an order from a country's leader to its citizens
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American Revolution in IL
Unit 2 The Illiniwek spoke languages called ---. |
Algonquian
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American Revolution in IL
Unit 2 An --- studies artifacts to learn about the past. |
archaelogist
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American Revolution in IL
Unit 2 More than 100 mounds have been found in ---, which may have been a center of Mississippian culture. |
Cahokia
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American Revolution in IL
Unit 2 How did Clark win the Illinois country from the British during the American Revolution? |
Clark captured British forts for the Americans.
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American Revolution in IL
Unit 2 What does neutral? |
to not take sides
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Illinois
Unit 2 Review Which Native Americans lived in the area that is now Illinois? |
Illiniwek
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Illinois
Unit 2 Review How did many of the French settlers in New France make their living? |
by fur trading
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Illinois
Unit 2 Review During Pontiac's Rebellion, whom did the Native Americans fight against? |
the British
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Illinois
Unit 2 Review What was the name of the large Mound Builder settlement in the Illinois region? |
Cahokia
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Illinois
Unit 2 Review Which French explorer traveled to the mouth of the Mississippi River? |
La Salle
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Illinois
Unit 2 Review Which two European countries fought each other in the French and Indian War? |
Britain and France
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Illinois
Unit 2 Review How did location affect the growth and success of the Mississippian culture? |
Their location along the Mississippi River provided the Mississippians with fertile soil, water, and routes for travel and trade.
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How did Europeans adaped to life in New France?
How did Europeans adaped to life in New France? |
They had to learn about their new surroundings and figure out how to use the resoureces around them.
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How did Europeans adaped to life in New France?
In the Proclamation of 1763, why did Britain stop colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountians? |
Britain wanted to avoid paying for more conflicts in the area.
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How did Europeans adaped to life in New France?
How did George Rogers Clark persuade French settlers in the Illinois country to support the American Revolution? |
He promised them citizenship in the new country.
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