Maps/Graphs
Name five kinds of landforms
plain, mountain, river, valley, gorge, island, peninsula, ocean, lake, plateau, canyon, etc. There are so many!
Who is your social studies teacher?
Mrs. Castilla
What region of the United States do we live in?
We live in the Northeast region of the U.S.A.
What is the type of map that shows the height of land?
Elevation map
A large mostly flat area of land that rises above the surrounding land.
Plateau
Who is the governor of New York?
Kathy Hochul
Name two kinds of graphs.
Bar graph, line graph, circle graph, etc.
Describe a gorge.
A gorge is a valley with steep rocky sides.
What two Great Lakes border New York?
Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
What river runs from the Adirondack Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean? (Hint: it was on your map project!)
Hudson River
Name the cardinal directions.
North, East, South, West. (Never Eat Soggy Waffles)
What is the difference between human feature and physical feature?
A human feature is something that is built like humans (like a city!) and a physical feature is something that was always there (like landforms!)
Name three states that border New York. (Hint: the yellow places you colored in for your map project!)
Possible answers: Pennsylvania, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Jersey
What region of the United States do we live in?
a natural shape we see on the surface of the Earth.
Landform
What do we need a key or legend on a map?
A key or legend helps the reader understand what the map is explaining. We can't read a map correctly without a key!
What does the word hemisphere mean?
Hemisphere means half of Earth.
What country borders our state?
Canada
Name the continent, country, state, and city we live in!
Continent: North America Country: United States of America State: State:New York City: Sherrill
What is the difference between latitude and longitude?
Latitude are lines that run from east to west (like the Equator!) and longitude lines are lines that run from north to south (like the Prime Meridian!)