Showing posts with label Northeastern US. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Northeastern US. Show all posts

Monday, June 1, 2015

Appalachian Trail notes


  1. Full name: Appalachian National Scenic Trail
  2. Length: 3,500 km
  3. Place: from Mt. Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in Georgia
  4. States: Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Viginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine
  5. Started in 1923
  6. Completed in 1937.

Monday, May 25, 2015

Introduction

New Hampshire is a very famous state overseas. It features in many movies and is named after a county on England. In this essay, I will tell you thee important things about New Hampshire.

New Hampshire Outline


  1. Introduction: Located in New England area of northeastern region of US. Named after English county of Hampshire. Size: 5th smallest state in USA, 9th least populous state.
  2. Geography: lakes, mountains, forests, leaves in autumn. White Mountains: includes Mount Washington. Lakes: most famous one is Lake Winnipesaukee.
  3. Colleges and universities: (a) Dartmouth College: Ivy League research university; (b) Saint Anselm College: a Benedictine liberal arts college influential in national politics
  4. New Hampshire in film and literature: Hotel New Hampshire, The World According to Garp, Jumanji, On Golden Pond.
  5. Conclusion

Vermont: Outline


  1. Introduction: state in 乳 England; second-least populous state in the US (after Wyoming); sixth-smallest state in US. Famous overseas for dairy farming and maple syrup (second only to Canada) and beautiful scenery.
  2. History: originally inhabited by two Native American tribes, the Iroquois and Abenaki. From 1609, it was a French colony. Then, in 1763 it was taken over by Britain. Became independent in 1777 in the American Revolutionary War.
  3. Geography: mountains and National Parks, agriculture
  4. Higher education: list the main colleges and their fields of study, with info about foreign students
  5. Conclusion