Regions of the U.S. I

Lesson from the Shenzhen Daily:
http://szdaily.sznews.com/html/2012-10/09/content_2230885.htm

Practice the conversation; study the vocabulary; then discuss the questions with a friend in English.

Questions:
1. What do you know about these regions: the Northeast? New England? The Mid-Atlantic States?
2. What do you know about any of these states: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey?
3. What do you know about these cities: New York and Washington, D.C.