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Lesson 25: (cont.)
Natural Resources and Economy
of theMiddle Atlantic Region
ACTIVITY 2:
Use the chart of products and industries below to answer the following questions.
1.What industry do all states have in common?
2.What state is a leader in the production of books?
3.This state’s coal productionmakes it a leader in steel manufacturing.
4.What two states are known for their production of chemicals?
5.What two states are known for processing food products?
6.Doctors, patients, and hospitals rely uponNew Jersey for this product?
Major Products and Industries of theMiddle Atlantic Region
NewYork
Books
Clothing
Machinery Finance Medicines Tourism
Pennsylvania
Steel
Machinery Foodstuffs Coal
Tourism
New Jersey
Chemicals
Electrical
Medicines Tourism
machinery
Maryland
Foodstuffs
Electrical
Electronic
Tourism
equipment
equipment
Delaware
Chemicals Clothing
Tourism
Middle Atlantic Region
Using the Internet, look up one or more of the followingNational sites. Ask your
teacher for a graphic organizer from the
Blackline Master File (BLM)
to
summarizewhat you discover.
• Valley ForgeNational Historic Park
• IndependenceHall National Historic Park
• BrandywineNational Battlefield
• Allegheny National Forest
• GettysburgNational Military Park
• Assateague IslandNational Seashore
• SaratogaNational Historic Park
• E. B. ForsytheWildlifeRefuge
• MorristownNational Historic Park
• AntietamNational Battlefield
• Fort McHenryNational Monument
Click
&
Learn
