1. Timber in Maine is used _____.

a. in food manufacturing
b. to weave cloth
c. in textile production
d. in the paper industry

2. Over three million people in the Northeast work in _____.

a. the retail service industry
b. protective services
c. the healthcare field
d. education

3. Suburban areas developed because people _____.

a. had land in urban areas
b. wanted to have more space
c. liked the rural environment
d. wanted to live in a large city

4. The first _______ factories were built in the Northeast during the late 1700s.

a. automobile
b. textile
c. steel
d. plastics

5. If you live in Boston, you live in the Northeast's __________.

a. suburb
b. rural area
c. megalopolis
d. trading port