Massachusettes

Location:
==Massachusetts is not a landlocked state, east of the Appalachan Mountains in the New England region of the United States. Vermont and New Hampshire boder Massachusettes to the north, New York to the west, Conneticut and Rhode Island to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. ==

Elevation: Massachusettes is a range of 0 to 1,000 feet above sea level.
=Physical Map: = = = =Economy﻿: = ==Massachusetts does not have many natural resources, but some of them include fertile soil by the Conneticut river, which has a lot of peat in; scattered sand and gravel; and granite and marble glacial stones and boulders. As Massachusetts has a lot of fertile soil, they have a lot of agrculture. The main source of income in Massachusetts, is flowers and ornamental shrubs, with milk and cranberries following behind. The Bay state produces one quarter of all of the cranberries in the nation. Fishing is also very popular in Massachusetts, as it borders the Atlandtic Ocean, and has multiple rivers running through it. Some fish that are caught are cod, flounder, haddock, lobster, ocean perch, whiting, clams, crabs, hake, herring, pollock, squid, swordfish, and tuna. Massachusetts is also responsible for around halk of the scallops in the nation. Computer and electronic defices are also manufactored here. Some more major economic activities are textiles, elcotronics, publishing, education, tourism, and fishing. ==

Cities: The most major city in Massachusettes is its capital, Boston.
==Leisure activities: One thing you can do in massachusettes is watch a Boston Red Sox baseball game. Another thing you can do while your in Boston is relax on the Base hole or Grays beaches. == ==Attractions: One of the attractions in massachusettes is a Titanic Museum found in Indiana Orchards, Massachusettes. Another one of the many attractions is the capital city, Boston. ==

Climate:
==Massachusetts has a humid continental climate. This means that winters are cold, long, and snowy, and hot, short summers. Most of Massachusetts get 44 inches to 50 inches of precipitation in a year, but some parts can get more than 56 inches a year. The average temperature in Massachusetts in the summer is around 85 ˚ F, and for the winter, 37 ˚ F. ==

Work Cited:

 * == atlas ==
 * "The World and it's People" textbook
 * By Kirby Doug, Ken Smith, Mike Wilkins "Massachusetts Featured Attractions" 1996-2011 <[]>
 * "Massachusetts Economy" 2007-2009 <[]>
 * "Massachusetts Facts, Maps, and State Symbols" 2001-2010 <[]>
 * "Precipatation" 2006 <[]>
 * "Climate Massachusetts" 2011 <[]>