northeast is called that because not every thing is north south east or west so they had to put in a directintion between them. MMMMBBBOOOOOOYYYYYY
The Northeast is located in the northeastern United States, ergo it is named "the Northeast".
Because they are in the Northeast part of the United States of America.
One of the important things are that: The northeast has lots of historical sites.Two: The northeast coast is where the original settlers landed.Three: Other states relied on the northeast for fish...
i don't exactly care. ha ha ha