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Title: Northeast Region


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Northeast Region
  • Natural Resources and Economy

2
Natural Resources
  • A natural resource is something in the
    environment that people can use.
  • Renewable resources can be replaced.
  • Nonrenewable cannot be replaced.

3
Economy
  • Economy is the way a country uses or produces
    natural resources, goods, or services.

4
Fishing
  • The Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay are
    important sources for many kinds of fish.
  • More than half of our countrys lobsters come
    from the cold Atlantic Ocean.
  • Catching lobsters site

5
Cranberries
  • Cranberries are grown in bogs in Massachusetts.
    It produces nearly 2 million barrels a year!
  • Cranberry Site
  • Cranberry bog site

6
Dairy
  • Pennsylvania produces over one billion gallons of
    milk a year. Thats enough to fill 3,000 swimming
    pools!
  • Dairy farm site

7
Lumber
  • Almost 90 of Maines land is forested.
  • Factories in Maine produce most of our countrys
    newsprint.

8
Insurance
  • Insurance is an agreement that a company will pay
    you a sum of money if something bad happens, such
    as an accident. You cant drive a car without
    insurance.

9
Tourism
  • People come to visit the Northeast region from
    everywhere in the world.
  • When they visit, they buy food and souvenirs.
    They rent hotel rooms and cars. This helps
    support the economy.

10
Maple Sugarin
  • The state of Vermont produces most of the United
    State's supply of maple syrup for pancakes.
  • Maple Sugar site
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