4th Grade Social Studies Test - Chapter 5 Northeast Region
Along the Atlantic coast
Where most north east region states are located
Overfishing
capturing fish faster than they can reproduce
urban
city
commerce
the buying and selling of goods
Suffrage
the right to vote
patent
A government document that lets inventors sell
labor union
A group of workers that try to gain better pay
Sound
A large sea or ocean that separates a mainland and an island
Sachem
A ruler or leader among American Indian groups
sweatshop
A shop or factory where workers work long hours at low wages under unhealthy conditions
Canada
Country that borders the north east region
Farming Manufacturing Tourism Fishing
For industries found in the Northeast region
Niagra Falls Mountains Plains Hill
Four Physical features (land forms) in the north east region
Trees Coal Stone Sea Animals
Four natural resources found in the Northeast region
rural
Small towns or farms
Quarry
The place where people dig stone
Growing Electricity Drinking
Three ways that the bodies of water are used in the north east
Wetu
a Native American home made from wood, bark, and grasses
immigrant
a person who comes into a country to live there