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Geographic division of the USA

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Geographic division of the USA

Northeast region of the USA

• New England

• Middle Atlantic

• Defined by the Census Bureau for the collection and analysis of statistics

New England

Maine (ME)

• Northernmost and easternmost

• Capital: Augusta

• Seafood cuisine

• Rocky coastline

• Population: 1,328,302

• Area: 35,385 sq mi

Portland (ME)

• The larges city of Maine

• Population: 66,194

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45Dr9wwWIhY

Old Port•District of Portland•Cobblestone streets•19th cen. Brick buildings•Fishing piers•Great nightlife

•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKPcqSzmXkc

Lewiston (ME)• Second largest city in

Maine• Area: 35.54 sq mi

(92.05 km2)• Population: 36,592• Great Falls Ballon

Festival (Every year in August – 21.-23. 2015)

Gothic Basilica(Church) of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston

• The second biggest church in New England

• Build in 1936

Winnipesaukee Lake (ME)

Acadia National Park, Maine

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-EZntlAnGE

Massachusetts (MA)• Capitol: Boston• 44th largest state

Boston (MA)• The Walking City

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q0R3dfwsFg

Cambridge (MA)• Population: 105,162.

• Harvard University• Widener Cambridge

Library system – the largest academic library in the world (Widener Library in the picture below)

Vermont (VT)• Capital: Montpelier• Population: 626,630• Area: 9,620 sq mi

Green Mountains (VT)

Green Mountains (VT)• https://www.youtub

e.com/watch?v=2XfiJArIjd0

Hancock (VT)

New Hampshire (NH)• Capital: Concord• 46th largest state• Mt. Washington (6,288 ft

= 1,917 m)

Mt. Washington (NH)

Nashua (NH)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T5GSwD47L8

Mascoma Lake (Enfield, NH)

Connecticut (CT)• Capital: Hartford• Population: 3, 600,

000• Area: 5,543 sq mi

(14,357 km2)

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMo5GeJrZaU

New Haven

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knDDDVfPhgk

Rhode Island (RI)• Capital: Providence• Population: 1,050,292• Area:1,214 sq mi

(3,140 km2)

Providence (RI)• https://www.youtub

e.com/watch?v=HbVD_yb9mWE

Middle Atlantic States

• New Jersey

• New York

• Pennsylvania

New Jersey (NJ)

• Population: 8,899,339

• Area: 8,722.58 sq mi

• Capital: Trenton

• Largest city: Newark

• Place of interest: Atlantic City

New York

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvXGh_Pv6qg

Pennsylvania (PA)

Philadelphia (PA)

Sources• https://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=cp-MXQF3MYE

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4D3nwqQwy8

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2QEYvidqW8

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5ri9JHZgWk

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA3OuEd4e1c