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What is needleleaf
These leaves are long and thin. Do not change color in the autumn
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What is foliage
A cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches on plants or trees
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What is a canal
An inland waterway build for transportation or irrigation
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What is the Appalachian Mountains
A long chain of mountains that run through the Northeast and the Southeast regions
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What is green pigment
What do the leaves stop making in autumn which makes other colors in the leaves begin to show?
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What is a metropolitan area
A city and its suburbs together is called
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What are glaciers
These changed the shape of the mountains by slowly moving over them and wearing them away
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What is the Middle Atlantic States
This subregion has the best soil for growing crops in the NE.
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The St. Lawrence River
What was the name of the seaway built to get from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes?
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What is a harbor
A sheltered place where boats can be docked
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What are quarries
A place where stone is cut or blasted out
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flat lands
deep harbors major cities bays
Name 3 features that make up the Atlantic Coastal Plain
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Middle Atlantic States
New England States
Name the 2 subregions of the Northeast
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soil
water stone rock trees
Name the 5 Natural Resources found in the NE.
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bridges
canals seaways highways tunnels cities
Name 4 things people have built to change the land of the NE.
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