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ACTIVITY 3:
There aremany important cities in theNewEnglandRegion.We should be able to identify and locate
these cities and know the states they are found in.The cities listedbeloware identifiedon your region-
al map. Locate each city and write the grid coordinate and state location in which you find the city in
the blanks below.
Name of City
GridCoordinate
State
Bridgeport
Portland
Springfield
Manchester
Newport
Burlington
NewHaven
Worcester
Nashua
Waterbury
Stamford
James Naismith, a
teacher in Springfield,
Massachusetts, invented
the game of basketball.
The first game was
played in 1891.
New England Region
Lesson 20: (cont.)
Political Features of the New England Region
Using the Internet, look up one or
more the following items. Ask your
teacher for a graphic organizer from
the
Blackline Master File (BLM)
to
summarizewhat you discover:
• AcadiaNational Park
• Block IslandNationalWildlifeReserve
• MinuteManNational Historic Park
•WhiteMountainNational Forest
• GreenMountainNational Forest
• CapeCodNational Seashore
• OldSturbridgeVillage
• Mystic Seaport
• John F. Kennedy
• JohnAdams
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