Question 1

Maple syrup is an example of a ______ found in the Northeast region.

Accepted Answer

forest resource

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mineral resource

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water resource

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nonrenewable resource

Question 2

Why is New Hampshire nicknamed the Granite State?

Accepted Answer

because of its rock quarries

Answer

because of its marble buildings

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because of its coal mines

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because of its maple syrup trees

Question 3

Vermont is well-known for its _______, and Massachusetts is well-known for its _____.

Accepted Answer

dairy farms; cranberry bogs

Answer

orange groves; rocky soil

Answer

rocky soil; dairy farms

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cranberry bogs; apple orchards

Question 4

Why is snow considered a resource in the Northeast?

Accepted Answer

In Vermont, it attracts skiers and tourists.

Answer

In Maine, it freezes sap before the sap is made into maple syrup.

Answer

In Delaware, it employs people who shovel snow.

Answer

In New Hampshire, it is mixed with minerals and turned into marble.

Question 5

Which most directly contributes to tourism in the Northeast?

Accepted Answer

historic homes in Rhode Island

Answer

overfishing in Maine

Answer

coal deposits in Pennsylvania

Answer

marble quarries in Vermont

Question 6

What is the best description of the fishing industry in the Northeast today?

Accepted Answer

The fishing industry is working to find solutions to overfishing.

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The fishing industry has largely collapsed, due to problems resulting from overfishing.

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The fishing industry is still important but would not longer be characterized as a "way of life" for people.

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The fishing industry used to be a huge industry long ago but is less so today.

Question 7

What is a synonym for a tourist?

Accepted Answer

a visitor

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a roamer

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a mineral

Answer

a quarry

Question 8

A ____ is a wet, marshy area.

Accepted Answer

bog

Answer

overfishing

Answer

mineral

Answer

quarry

Question 9

What is a place where stone is dug, cut, or blasted out of the earth?

Accepted Answer

a quarry

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a mineral

Answer

a bog

Answer

a tourist

Question 10

___ is when people catch fish faster than natural processes can replace them.

Accepted Answer

Overfishing

Answer

Bogs

Answer

Tourists

Answer

Rock Quarries

Question 11

What is a nonliving material that is found in the earth?

Accepted Answer

a mineral

Answer

a bog

Answer

a tourist

Answer

a quarry

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