1. Middle Atlantic States

2. States and Capitals New York (NY) Pennsylvania (PA) New Jersey (NJ) Delaware (DE) Maryland (MD) Albany Harrisburg Trenton Dover Annapolis

3. Locate on a map: New York City Philadelphia Baltimore

4. Middle Atlantic States 1. crops grow well 2. produce- fruit, vegetable 3. truck farms- farms close to a city so produce can be sold in a city.

5. Living in a City Good things about a city: Problems of a city: Jobs Hospitals Entertainment (plays, music, sports) Traffic Trash Crime (stealing, shooting)

6. Amish Live on farms in Pennsylvania Do NOT use electricity (computers, wii, telephone, lights, microwave, etc.) Do NOT use cars

7. Canals Canal-waterway dug across land Erie Canal- connects Buffalo to Hudson River Canals save time and money

8. New York- “melting pot” Largest and busiest city in America The Hudson River is very important. Immigrants- people who come to another country to live Immigrants landed in Ellis Island Statue of Liberty symbolizes freedom Cultures- groups of people who share beliefs, customs, and a way of life Niagara Falls, apples

9. New Jersey- “Garden State” Beaches and marshes Marsh – wetland Make medicine Saltwater taffy from the boardwalk State animal is a horse

10. Delaware Horseshoe crabs Businesses and banks chickens

11. Maryland Mason-Dixon Line- a border that separates the North and the South Harbor- place where ships can dock Shrimp U.S. Naval Academy

12. Pennsylvania Black bears Electronics- working with light power Mining for coal chocolate