GEO 330

Atlantic North East: Ben & Jerry's

- men who took community college courses - learned how to produce ice cream and started a small business *at an old gas station* - University of Vermont is nearby - Ice cream shop is on Church Street.

Atlantic North East: Climate

- winds over costal areas blow from northeasterly direction - frequent storms in fall and spring

North East Megalopolis: Philadelphia background

-"The birthday place of America" - William Penn, a Quaker, founded the area in 1682. - Meeting place of the founding fathers signed the declaration of independence in 1776 and the U.S. Constitution in 1787

North East Megalopolis: Federal Government workforce

-Highest Percent: D.C. - Second Highest Percent: Alaska

Tourism Industry

-Transportation - Accommodations - Food & Beverage - Events & Attractions - Packaging, Reservations, Sales - Marketing & Advertising - Planning & Development

North East Megalopolis: 5 Boroughs of NYC

1. Manhattan 2. Brooklyn 3. Queens 4. The Bronx 5. Staten Island

Scotch Irish: time period of immigration to U.S.

1710-1775 to the Appalachia

Ozarks: Location

Arkansas and Missouri

North East Megalopolis: Location

Boston MA to Washington D.C.

North East Megalopolis: Boston Economy

Diversified. *No natural resources and mining*.

Ozarks: Mountains

Extremely flat all around the mountains

North East Megalopolis: Boston's Baseball Park

Fenway Park (oldest ballpark in MLB)

Appalachians: Location

Georgia to Maine

North East Megalopolis: Boston Demographics

High college age population. 2nd highest concentration of young adults (20-34) amongst the largest 25 cities in the U.S.

North East Megalopolis: Manhattanites

Hold a general distain for outsiders who travel to Manhattan. Especially people from neighboring communities.

North East Megalopolis: Philadelphia Independence Hall

Independence National Historical Park in downtown Philadelphia

Atlantic North East: "Maine Humor"

Locals vs. Recreational home owners

"Lumpers"

Lumps places together. Ex. North East, South East, South West, West, Mid West.

"Splitters"

More in depth regions than lumpers have

North East Megalopolis: Park Slope; Brooklyn

Most desireable neighborhood to live in in NYC

North East Megalopolis: D.C. Museums

Part of the Smithsonian Institutions (Expect for the National Gallery of Art) all of them are free.

North East Megalopolis: Philadelphia's Economy

Philadelphia's metro area is ranked 250th for economic growth. Has not recovered from the 2008 recession

Scotch Irish/Appalachian: Cultural Isolation

President Lincoln promised to help them after civil war but was assassinated

Atlantic North East: Forestry

Privately owned logging companies (A few are public through the gov)

North East Megalopolis: Boston's Innovation

Ranked #1 in innovation, life science and medicine. It is a hub for biotechnology. Several technology companies reside here.

Geography is the only Field where _____ is a major concept

Region

North East Megalopolis: D.C. National Mall

Run by the U.S. National Park Service; free of commercial advertising. - Receives 24 millions visitors a year

Atlantic North East: Clam digging

Soft shell clam: species collected for clam dinner and clam chowder in New England.

Scotch Irish/Appalachian: alcohol

moonshine, hooch, white whiskey

Scotch Irish: Appalachian Dialect

tongue of Scotch Irish

Atlantic North East: Vegetation; Mixed Coniferous

Trees = Hemlock and White Pine

Atlantic North East: Vegetation; Deciduous

Trees = Sugar maple and Red maple

Atlantic North East: Location

Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire

Atlantic North East: Attractions

Whale watching, skiing, Acadia National park, fishing, Ben & Jerry's

North East Megalopolis: Ellis Island

- Portal of immigration to the United States - 1892 - 1954 - NYC is still the top place for immigrants, Miami is #2.

Native Americans: Cherokee Population

- Second most populous Native American Tribe - Navaho is 1st

Atlantic North East: Acadians

- Descendants of the 17th century French colonists who settled in Acadia, a colony of New France - "The Great Upheaval": Acadians were kicked out of the areas called Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, by the British from 1755 to 1764 - Many went to Quebec, Maine and Louisiana.

North East Megalopolis: NYC

- is the "global city" of the region because of its financial, economic, and cultural power. - NY stock exchange, population (over 10 million), powerful place, right on the east coast.

Appalachians: Valley and Ridge

- West of the Blue Ridge - Barrier for people moving from the east.

Atlantic North East: Mountains

- White Mountains, NH - Green Mountains, VT - Mt. Washington, NH (Highest NE U.S. Peak) - Appalachians (Metamorphic rock - Marble)

North East Megalopolis: NYC Baseball

- Yankee Stadium = Bronx - Mets Stadium = Queens

Native Americans: Cherokee "Trail of Tears"(1838)

- Federal troops round up 16,000 to 20,000 Cherokees and put them into concentraion camps. Many died.

North East Megalopolis: Boston

- adjacent to the ocean, founded in 1630 by Puritans - Boston Tea Party - Bostons Freedom Trail(2.5 miles, 16 historical sites spanning 250 years - 6 Universities, 4 colleges, 6 technical schools, 4 art/music schools, 6 junior colleges

North East Megalopolis: Term "megalopolis"

- Geographer Jean Gottmann (1961) was the first to describe the regional urban complex emerging between Boston and Washington DC (gobbling up farmland in its wake), as a megalopolis - "Bos Wash"

Appalachians: Blue Ridge Mountains

- Georgia to Pennsylvania - Blue from what the trees release

North East Megalopolis: Broadway & The Arts

- High tourism for NY. BIg money maker for the economy - Expensive Shows, Large Revenue - "Phanom of the Opera" - longest running broadway musical - "The lion King" Biggest money maker

North East Megalopolis: Worker/Professional population

- Holds highest percentage of white-collar workers and professional compared to other regions of the U.S.

What can determine a region's boundary?

- Hydrology - Topography - Culture - Language - Economy

Ozarks: Trails

- hiking, biking, and equestrial trail - partially completed in missouri

North East Megalopolis: Harlem Renaissance

- Jazz club - cotton club (white only) Gentrified - 13,000 African Americans left between 1990 and 2000

Ozarks: Caves

- Most caves are "wild caves" - a few are "show caves" - Missouri is known as the "Cave State" n >6,000 Caves

Atlantic North East: Fishing

- Most important part of the economy in the region - Fishing has declined in the last 50 years - Atlantic cod and Halibut Lobsters

Atlantic North East: Land

- Not a lot of flat land area for agriculture - more bang for your buck if you raise livestock

North East Megalopolis: New Jersey

- "the bedroom community State" - Stuck between NYC and very close to Philadelphia

Native Americans: Cherokee Farming

- "the three sisters" Maize, beans, squash - Sunflower - Tobacco

Atlantic North East: Maple Syrup Production

- #1 = Vermont - #2 = Wisconsin ** Quebec outproduces Vermont

Native Americans: Cherokee Matrilineal

- Only recognize mother's side of the family and you would not recognize your father's - mothers brothers are more important than one's own father

Scotch Irish/Appalachian: Economy and Tourism

- Owner operated farms (more than any other U.S. location - lowest farm income in the U.S., most farmers have a second job.

Appalachians: Coal Mining

- Peat from decayed plants - takes away from mountains and the land - dangerous work

North East Megalopolis: Urban Complex

- A clustered network of cities linked together by urban/suburban sprawl and transportation (rail and highway) corridors

Scotch Irish/Appalachian: Cultural Contributions

"Mountain Music" = "Old time music"

Native Americans: 5 Civilized tribes

**Two important ones** - Cherokee and Seminole

North East Megalopolis: NYC Muncipial flag

Based of the Dutch Republic flag

Ozarks: Thunder mountains, Bridal Cave

Camdenton Missouri people get married there