ATLANTIC REGION

POPULATION

• First European settlement area
• People came for fishing, but the area
• Has become overfished, so people are leaving

LANGUAGE

• Families from Great Britan speak English
• Families from France speak French

CLIMATE

• Humid continental
• Wet winters

BUILDINGS

• Lighthouses cover the coast
• Because of the fishing economy

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

• Largely commercial fishing
• Forestry is growing
• Also coal mining and farming