Watch this U.S. Geography video entitled The Land and the People of The North East and study the people and economic importance of the major natural resources of the Northeast. Understand how the proximity of the North east to the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean determined this region's prominent role in industries such as coal, oil, natural gas, fishing and shipping.
With this title you will discover some of the ways that geography, transportation routes, and the availability of natural resources have affected patterns of land use and city settlement.