Chapter Five - The Atlantic Periphery

The Atlantic Periphery includes Newfoundland, Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and the eastern portion of New York State.  Therefore, New York City is located just outside of the Atlantic Periphery.

The area experiences weather similar to that of the northern Megalopolis, in which NYC is included - cool, mild summers and cold, snowy winters, with year-round precipitation.  

The Atlantic Periphery, in being considered a "peripheral" area, has a weak economy, and must rely upon the policies and decisions of stronger economies, such as that of Megalopolis.  New York City is considered to be a main portion of the Megalopolis of the New England area, and so acts as one of the economies which the Atlantic Periphery relies upon.  

The economy of the Atlantic Periphery is weak due to the lack of natural resources, marginal agriculture, and relative isolation.  But since NYC is adjacent to the Atlantic Periphery, there are often many spillovers between the two.  Such spillovers are evident in terms of tourism, second-home development, and permanent in-migration.  

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