Vocabulary Words
The study of climate, landforms, bodies of water and natural resources of a specific place.
Geography
How long is the Hudson River?
Over 300 miles long.
As you get further north of the equator, the weather gets....
Colder
What states border NY?
CT
What mountain range is in NY?
Adirondack Mountains
The pattern of weather of a certain place over many years.
Climate
This river was important to New York State because it was used for the transportation of goods.
Hudson River
As you get closer to the equator, the weather gets...
Warmer
What states border NY?
PA
What river flows from the Adirondack Mountains to NYC?
Hudson River
A line that people agree on that divides once place from another.
Boarder
The higher a place is above sea level, the _____ the climate usually will be.
colder
What states border NY?
VT
What lakes are located on the eastern side of our state?
Finger Lakes
A huge sheet of ice that moves slowly across land
Glacier
High in the Adirondack Mountains
water
What states border NY?
MA
What 2 Great Lakes border the State of New York?
Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
A place where a river empties into a larger body of water.
Mouth
Name an additional fact about the Hudson River.
-The Hudson beings as a tiny trickle of water in the place called Indian Pass.
-As the river goes south, it grows wider and deeper.
-The Hudson River is like a very old highway.
-Native Americans used this river to transport goods and people.
NY state has mountains, plains, and coasts. This means that our weather is...
different in each part.
What states border NY?
NJ
We live on what island and what city connects us to New York State?
Long Island, NYC