Land Masses of the World
Map Know-How
Where Are We?
Long Island Bound
The Island of Long
100
This country is also a continent of its own.
What is Australia?
100
This type of map shows things like cities and borders.
What is a political map?
100
This US state is famous for producing potatoes.
What is Idaho?
100
These two towns are the county seats in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
What are Mineola and Riverhead?
100
The main highway of Long Island, this road runs through the horizontal center of the island.
What is the LIE? (495, Long Island Expressway, the Expressway)
200
The largest country in the world, it spans over two continents.
What is Russia?
200
This type of map shows elevation, so we can see mountains, hills, and valleys on it.
What is a topographical map?
200
In this picture, the chef is "frying" this state.
What is Kentucky?
200
If you want to travel "out east", this railroad branch will take you the farthest.
What is the Montauk branch?
200
This Nassau township is the largest in New York when looking at population.
What is Hempstead?
300
Because of a treaty between nations, this continent has no ownership to it.
What is Antarctica?
300
This map of rivers and streams shows us the water drainage in the area. In other words, the map shows this areas this.
What is a watershed?
300
When we "go to the city", this means we are going to this island borough that is colored green on this map.
What is Manhattan?
300
If you take the train to Atlantic Terminal, you end up in the NYC borough.
What is Brooklyn?
300
Cold Spring Harbor and Brookhaven are famous for having this type of building.
What is a lab? (laboratory)
400
This years World Cup is held on this continent.
What is North America?
400
Fire Island is this type of island, which helps protect the South Shore from storm surges and flooding from weather.
What is a barrier island?
400
This island of the coast of South Africa shares a name with a famous animated movie about 4 zoo animals that got sent to the island.
What is Madagascar?
400
This moraine shares its name with a town and a branch on the LIRR.
What is Ronkonkoma?
400
To reach Route 110 from the 3 major east-west highways, you would get off at these 3 exits.
What is exit 40 (Northern State), exit 49 (LIE), and exit 32 (Southern State)?
500
With over 7 1/2 million people, this US island is the most populated in the country.
What is Long Island?
500
This body of water is found directly to the north of Long Island.
What is the Long Island Sound?
500
This region of the world is know for having religious and economic battles for a long time.
What is the Middle East?
500
The fish tail of Long Island is more commonly known by this nickname. (You can't use it to eat though!)
What are the forks? (North Fork and South Fork)
500
Tanger Outlets can be found in either of these two cities.
What are Deer Park and Riverhead?