Physical Features of the Middle Atlantic Region

Activity 2

 

 

1.    What is the name of the second largest ocean in the world?

 

 

 

2.    What percent of the earth’s surface does it cover?

 

 

 

3.    How has the Atlantic Ocean contributed to the development and economy of the countries around it?

 

 

 

 

4.    What recreational activities can you can do along the Atlantic coasts of Maryland and Delaware?

 

 

 

5.    Where is the Atlantic Coastal Plain located?

 

 

 

6.    What is the land like in the Atlantic Coastal Plain?

 

 

 

7.    How is the land on the Atlantic Coastal Plain used?

 

 

 

8.    The Allegheny, Catskill and Adirondack Mountains are all apart of the Appalachian Mountain system. How long is it?

 

 

 

9.    Where did the Appalachian name come from?

 

 

 

10.                       How many states are in the Appalachians?

 

 

 

11.                       What is the trail called that crosses the Appalachians?

 

 

 

12.                       What Middle Atlantic state is the home to the Adirondack Mountains?

 

 

 

13.                       What is to the north, south, east and west of the Adirondack Mountains?

 

 

 

 

14.                       What rivers rise in the Adirondacks?

 

 

 

15.                       Are there cities near the Adirondack Mountains?

 

 

 

16.                       The Adirondacks are a popular place for what?

 

 

 

17.                       How much snow can the Adirondack Mountains get?

 

 

 

 

18.                       The Middle Atlantic region has many bays. What is a bay?

 

 

 

19.                       How big is the Chesapeake Bay?

 

 

 

20.                       What lakes make up the Great Lakes?

 

 

 

21.                       What do the Great Lakes form?

 

 

 

22.                       How many square miles are covered by the Great Lakes?

 

 

 

23.                       How many gallons of water are in the Great Lakes?

 

 

 

24.                       What percent of the world’s fresh water supply comes from the Great Lakes?

 

 

 

25.                       What percent of the U.S. fresh water comes from the Great Lakes?

 

 

 

26.                       Which of the Great Lakes is entirely in the U.S.?

 

 

 

27.                       Which of the Great Lakes is the largest?

 

 

 

28.                       What are the primary economic activities in the Great Lakes region today?

 

 

 

29.                       The St. Lawrence River is one of the most important rivers in?

 

 

 

30.                       What is the source of the St. Lawrence River?

 

 

 

31.                       Where does it empty into?

 

 

 

32.                       How long is it?

 

 

 

33.                       What did the Native American and the Europeans call it?

 

 

 

34.                       What state is the Hudson River in?

 

 

 

35.                       Where does it begin?

 

 

 

36.                       What is its chief tributary?