The North EastBy: Gautum Magu, KyuJun Shim, Narayan Kumar

Map of the North East New England Mid-Atlantic

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Major geographic features

Appalachian Mountains Lake Ontario Niagara Falls

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PopulationPopulation of Northeastern states

and capital of US

States + Capital of US

Population

Pennsylvania 12,702,379

New York 19,378,102

Vermont 625,741

Maine 1,328,361

New Hampshire

1,316,470

Massachusetts 6,547,629

Rhode Island 1,052,567

Connecticut 3,574,097

New Jersey 879,894

Delaware 897,934

Maryland 5,773,552

Washington D.C

601,723

Total Population 54,678,449

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Population of North eastern states and capital of US Population

Population of Northeastern states and capital of US Population

US Census

Population continuedStates +Washington D.C Population change % from 2000

to 2010

Pennsylvania 3.4

New York 2.1

Vermont 2.8

Maine 4.2

New Hampshire 6.5

Massachusetts 3.1

Rhode Island 0.4

Connecticut 4.9

New Jersey 4.5

Delaware 14.6

Maryland 9.0

Washington D.C 5.2

Mean 5.05US Census

Racial/Ethnic population

White People

-Pennsylvania 79.5-New York 58.3-Vermont 94.3-Maine 94.4-New Hampshire 92.3-Massachusetts 76.1-Rhode Island 76.4-Connecticut 71.2-New Jersey 59.3-Delaware 65.3-Maryland 54.7-Washington D.C 34.8Mean: 74.7

• Black /African-American persons

-Pennsylvania 10.8-New York 15.9-Vermont 1.0-Maine 1.2-New Hampshire 1.1-Massachusetts 6.6-Rhode Island 5,7-Connecticut 10.1-New Jersey 13.7-Delaware 21.4-Maryland 29.4-Washington D.C 50.7Mean: 10.6US Census

Racial/Ethnic Population continued

• Persons of Hispanic/Latino origin

-Pennsylvania 5.7-New York 17.6-Vermont 1.5-Maine 1.3-New Hampshire 2.8-Massachusetts 9.6-Rhode Island 12.4-Connecticut 13.4-New Jersey 17.7-Delaware 8.2-Maryland 8.2-Washington D.C 9.1Mean: 9.95

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Famous city-New York Founded by the Dutch in 1624. Most Populous city. Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten

Island. 2nd largest film industry. Public transport. Many tourist attractions.

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% of Foreign Born Persons

Pennsylvania 5.2% New York 21.3% Vermont 3.7% Maine 3.3% New Hampshire 5.2% Massachusetts 14.1% Rhode Island 12.5% Connecticut 12.8% New Jersey 19.7% Delaware 7.8% Maryland 12.3% Washington D.C 12.5% Mean 10.9%

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Foreigners % in Northeastern US Percentage

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Famous tourist attractions

New York- Statue of Liberty. Washington D.C- National Air and space Museum. Pennsylvania- Philadelphia Zoo.

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Unique characteristics Maine Maritime Museum, Bath. Seneca Falls, New York.

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Music and Food from the Northeast

Crops such as beans and squashes. Cranberries, sheep farming and maple syrup. Baked beans and succotash. Blues. Jazz. Country.

Food in United States Northeast Region, Music of the United States

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Major Events Flooding in Vermont.

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bebop, one of the early innovators of, and Charlie Parker. "Music of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia, n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu