21. Rhode Island is the smallest and most thickly populated state in the Union. Directly south of the coast is Block Island, which is a part of the state. Manufacturing is the leading industry, some of the largest cotton mills in the United States being found there.

Boundary. North, Massachusetts; east, Massachusetts; south, Atlantic Ocean; west, Connecticut.

CONNECTICUT

22. Connecticut, next to Rhode Island and Delaware, is the smallest state in the Union. The manufactures of this state are very extensive and it ranks among the foremost both as to capital invested in manufacturing and in the quantity and value of the products. Dairy products, vegetables, and fruit are abundant, and large quantities of building stone are found.

Boundary. North, Massachusetts; east, Rhode Island; south, Long Island Sound; west, New York.

Capital. Hartford on the Connecticut River.

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QUESTIONS FOR HOME STUDY

Where are the New England States?

Which of these states has the most coast line?
Which has no coast?

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What river flows into Penobscot Bay?

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What is the capital of each of these states?

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What mountains are in: (a) Vermont? (b) New Hampshire?
What states are separated by the Connecticut River?
Where are the White Mountains?

Name and locate the largest city of: (a) Massachusetts? (b) Maine? (c) Vermont?

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Where is: (a) Cape Cod? (b) Cape Ann?

MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

23. The Middle Atlantic States border on the Atlantic Ocean and lie between the New England States and the South Atlantic States. The group includes New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and District of Columbia. It is crossed from northeast to southwest by the ranges of the Appalachian Mountain system; the principal ranges are the Alleghany, Blue, Blue Ridge, and Cumberland Mountains. The surface of the northern part of this group slopes toward the Great Lakes, the surface of the western part slopes toward the Ohio River, and the surface of the eastern part slopes toward the

Atlantic Ocean.

NEW YORK

24. New York is sometimes called the Empire State because of its population and wealth. The state limits include Long and Staten Islands and its jurisdiction extends over Long Island Sound. In addition it includes numerous islands located off the southern coast and other islands in the Niagara River, many of the Thousand Islands, others in the St. Lawrence River and in Lake Ontario, and Crab, Schuyler,

and Valcom in Lake Champlain. New York has one of the finest harbors in the world, called New York Bay. New York City at the mouth of the Hudson River is the largest city on the Western Continent and the second largest city in the world. Brooklyn, situated at the western extremity of Long Island, is now included in the city of New York. The state stands first in the value of its manufactured articles, while its agricultural products are many and varied.

Boundary.-North, Lake Ontario and Canada; east, Lake Champlain, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut; south, Atlantic Ocean, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania; west, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, and Canada. Capital. Albany on the Hudson River.

Mountains.-Adirondack and Catskill.

25. Pennsylvania ranks first among the states in the production of coal, iron, steel, and petroleum, and second to New York in manufactures, population, and wealth. The surface is varied, but is well adapted to agriculture and grazing.

Boundary.-North, Lake Erie and New York; east, New York and New Jersey; south, Delaware, Maryland, and West Virginia; west, West Virginia and Ohio.

Capital. Harrisburg on the Susquehanna River.