SIZE New England is approximately 72,000 square miles 186,500 sq km in area Rhode Island is the smallest state in New England It is also the smallest state in the United States It covers 1,545 square miles 4,002 sq km The largest state in New England is Maine It covers 35,385 square miles 91,646 sq km Vermont has the smallest population in New England Approximately 600,000 people live in Vermont Almost 7 million people live in Massachusetts Boston Massachusetts FALL COLORS New England is known for its fall leaves The colors depend on the soil the weather and the altitude The types of trees also play a role Pine trees do not change color at all Red maple leaves turn red Leaves from dogwood trees turn purple and gold Every year thousands of people visit New England to see the fall leaves In late September the leaves are most vibrant in Maine Vermont and New Hampshire By mid-October the colors can be seen in Connecticut Massachusetts and Rhode Island
MAP OF NEW ENGLAND This map shows the states in New England Note the lakes and mountains in the region Based on the geography of New England what do you think some of the region’s important industries might be VERMONT MAINE Augusta Burlington Montpelier W N S E Concord NEW HAMPSHIRE Boston MASSACHUSETTS Hartford New Haven Providence RHODE ISLAND CONNECTICUT Montpelier MASSACHUSETTS RHODE ISLAND CONNECTICUT MAINE Burlington Augusta Concord Boston New Haven VERMONT NEW HAMPSHIRE
Summer is a popular season to explore Lake Champlain by boat is the region’s largest city More people live in the city of Boston than in the state of Vermont CLIMATE Residents of New England enjoy four distinct seasons The average temperature in summer is approximately 80 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit 26 29 C during the day In the fall some leaves turn bright red orange and yellow Snow falls in the winter Temperatures can drop to 25 degrees Fahrenheit 3 C during the day In the spring buds appear on the trees and flowers bloom
GEOGRAPHY New England has beaches lakes hills and mountains All of the states except Vermont have beaches on the Atlantic Ocean Lake Champlain in Vermont is the largest lake in the region Mountain ranges include the White Mountains in New Hampshire and Maine and the Green Mountains in Vermont These mountains are part of the larger Appalachian Mountain range PERSPECTIVES HIGH ADVENTURE Mount Washington in New Hampshire is the tallest mountain in New England It is also a favorite destination for ice climbers Every year thousands of people climb Mount Washington It is not easy Temperatures drop to 30 degrees F 34 C in the winter Strong winds make it dangerous But the excitement keeps the climbers coming back again and again As climber Mark Synnot explains Somewhere deep inside every ice climber is a barbarian who craves hard work and sticky situations where survival can’t be taken for granted
