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