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| What are the 6 states that make up New England? |
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| Connecticut, Massachuseets, Maine, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Vermont |
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| What are the 5 states that make up the Middle Atlantic states? |
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| New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland |
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| What is the only New England state that does not border the Atlantic Ocean? |
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| Why have manufacturing jobs that were once in the New England states move elsewhere? |
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| These businesses have moved to places where their product can be made more cheaply. |
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| What types of jobs are now mainly in New England? |
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| New England now specializes in service industry jobs instead of manufacturing jobs. |
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| Why does the Northeast have one of the highest population densities in the United States? |
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| The Northeast was one of the first regions where European immigrants settled. It continues to attract immigrants becasue of its cities and jobs. |
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| A person who works for no pay is called a ---. |
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| Why are volunteers considered good citizens? |
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| Volunteers work to help their communiteis for no pay. |
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| What are some jobs that volunteers do? |
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| Some volunteers clean up litter, work in hospitals or schools. |
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| A person that in running for office in an election is a ---. |
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| --- are carried out to get people to vote for them in an election. |
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| What are some examples of activities carried out in a campaign? |
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| displaying signs, giving speeches |
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| What city is considered a transportation center for the Northeast? |
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| What city is the largest city in the United States? |
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| Who described New York City as a "city of immigrants"? |
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| Former New York mayor, Rudolph Giulinai |
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| Why can people live farther away from where they work? |
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| Improved transportation allow people to live farther away from where they work. |
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| To --- means to travel back and forth between work and home. |
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