Chapter 4 Review Sheet
A glacier is a huge sheet of ice that covers the land.
A gorge is a deep, narrow valley, usually with a stream or river.
Niagara Falls is a source of hydropower produced by capturing energy of flowing water.
Hydroelectricity is electricity produced by water. Niagara Falls is located between Lake Erie and Lake
Ontario. Know the reasons why Niagara Falls is important to the northeast region (page 105).
The Appalachian Mountain Range begins in Canada and extends to Alabama. The Green Mountains,
White Mountains, and the Catskills are smaller mountain ranges that are a part of the Appalachian
Mountains.
The Northeast coastline differs greatly from place to place. The coast of Maine is very rocky and dotted
with lighthouses. Other parts of the Atlantic coast have smooth beaches. Know the northeast states
that border the Atlantic Ocean.
A peninsula is a piece of land almost surrounded by water, like Cape Cod in Massachusetts.
The Northeast region of the United States has vast resources; grape and cranberry vineyards in New
York and Massachusetts, maple syrup in Vermont, and mineral quarries in New Hampshire. Know why
grapes grow well in the Finger Lakes (page 113). Be familiar with the process for growing cranberries
(page 113). Maple syrup is an important product of the northeast. Be familiar with the process of
making maple syrup.
A bay is a part of a sea or lake that cuts into a coastline. The Chesapeake Bay is a main source of
resources in the northeast region.
An inlet is smaller than a bay and is a narrow opening in a coastline. People who fish the bay are called
watermen. These men and women gather different kinds of seafood in different seasons. Watermen
who catch crabs are called crabbers.
Be familiar with the term “Finger Lakes” and where they are located. Know which is the largest of the
Finger Lakes.
Be familiar with the soil pollution that takes place in and around the Chesapeake Bay area. Know how
this pollution makes its way into the Chesapeake Bay, and know what people now do to help save the
bay from this pollution (page 118).