the mid-atlantic

THE MID-ATLANTIC

How tall is your school?

If it were 100 stories tall, it would hold a lot of students!

In large cities, many people work in buildings even taller than that!

STATES IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGIONDelawareMarylandNew JerseyNew YorkPennsylvania

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WHERE PEOPLE LIVE The Mid-Atlantic region is the most

thickly settled region in the nation New York’s location to the Hudson River

led to its growth. European settlers used the river and

New York’s harbor to move goods from inland North America to Europe.

Shipping led to the growth of trade.

NEW YORK CITY Started on an island called Manhattan As the city grew, four new

neighborhoods formedQueensStaten IslandBronxBrooklyn

NEW YORK CITY Today, skyscrapers fill Manhattan

Skyscrapers: very tall buildings

PEOPLE OF NEW YORK CITY More than 8,000,000 people live there! From around the world.

TRANSPORTATION IN NEW YORK CITY

Subways Buses Taxis

TOURISM TO NEW YORK CITY Millions visit each year

ShopMuseumsAttend Plays

SUBURBS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC People began to move from cities to the

suburbs in the 1800s. They wanted to find less crowded places

to live

TRANSPORTATION IN SUBURBS Drive cares to work, school, and malls

RURAL AREAS Forest and farmland fill large areas More farms here than New England

regionFlowersChickensDairy Products

Coal Mines in Pennsylvania

TOURISM IN MID-ATLANTIC REGION Natural Environments

Winter sports in the mountainsBeaches Boating and Fishing