What Are The North East States

Study the North East States using Online Video

Use these 3 online educational video titles to experience the stunning skylines and charming country roads of this beautiful and historic region. Survey the Northeast's rich colonial heritage, and review its principal industries. States covered: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the names and locations of the principal cities and geographic features of the Northeast, a region comprising Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
• Examine the economic importance of the major natural resources of the Northeast.
• Understand how the proximity of the Northeast to the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean determined this region's prominent role in industries such as coal, oil, natural gas, fishing, and shipping.
• Discover some of the ways that geography, transportation routes, and the availability of natural resources have affected patterns of land use and city settlement in the Northeast.

• Geography > US Geography > The North East
• Location and Physical Features (Runtime: 09:21)
• The Land and the People (Runtime: 11:06)
• Cities of the North East States (Runtime: 09:42)