| balsam fir |
a tree of the pine family, native to Canada and the northeastern United States. It is an evergreen tree and is cut for lumber and Christmas trees. |
| Connecticut |
a state in the northeastern United States. Its capital is Hartford. (abbreviated: CT) |
| coral reef |
a structure that rises up from the bottom of the sea and is made up of the hard skeletons of tiny sea animals called corals. Coral reefs are found in warm, shallow sea waters around the world. The largest system of coral reefs is found in the Coral Sea off the northeastern coast of Australia. |
| Eskimo |
an old-fashioned word used for a member of any of the native peoples of northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland, and northeastern Russia. Most of the people of these northern regions are Inuits. |
| Hopi |
a member of a tribe of Pueblo American Indians of northeastern Arizona. |
| Maine |
a state in the northeastern United States on the Atlantic Coast. Its capital is Augusta. (abbreviated: ME) |
| Massachusetts |
a state in the northeastern United States on the Atlantic Coast. Its capital is Boston. (abbreviated: MA) |
| New England |
the six states in the northeastern corner of the United States; Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine. |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
a province in northeastern Canada. Labrador lies on Canada's mainland, and Newfoundland is a large neighboring island. The province also contains many smaller islands. |
| New Hampshire |
a state in the northeastern United States. Its capital is Concord. (abbreviated: NH) |
| Northern Ireland |
a division of the United Kingdom, in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland. Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland. |
| Rhode Island |
a state in the northeastern United States on the Atlantic Coast. Its capital is Providence. (abbreviation: RI) |
| Sudan |
a country in northeastern Africa, south of Egypt. The capital of Sudan is Khartoum. |
| Suez Canal |
a canal in northeastern Egypt. It crosses the Isthmus of Suez and connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea. |
| Suriname |
a country in northeastern South America on the Atlantic Ocean. It lies between Guyana and French Guiana. The capital of Suriname is Paramaribo. |
| Vermont |
a state in the northeastern United States. Its capital is Montpelier. (abbreviated: VT) |
| woodchuck |
a rodent with a thick body and shaggy brown fur. Woodchucks live in burrows and sleep all winter. They are also called groundhogs. Woodchucks are common in Canada and the northeastern United States |