Geography
Great Lakes
Vocabulary
Land 1
Land 2
100

What is the capital of NY?

Albany

100

What Great Lake borders NY that starts with an E?

Lake Erie

100

the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.

Equator

100

a country that borders New York State to the North

Canada

100

What is 315 miles long and starts high in the Adirondacks and travels to the Atlantic Ocean?

Hudson River

200

What continent is NY on?

North America

200

What Great Lake Borders NY that starts with an O?

Lake Ontario

200

the imaginary line that divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres

Prime Meridian

200

a natural wonder located in the northwestern section of New York State at the border of New York State and Canada.

Niagara Falls

200

Name the two mountain ranges in NY state?

the Adirondack Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains.



300

What county do we live in?

Rockland County

300

What Great Lake starts with and H?

Lake Huron

300

an area with features that make it different or distinguishable from other areas



region

300

lakes in New York that are shaped like fingers and were formed by melting glaciers.

Finger Lakes

300

What is a 120 mile long island located at the southeastern corner of New York State?

Long Island

400

What country is NY in?

USA

400

What Great Lake starts with an M?

Lake Michigan

400

 half of the globe, divided either along the Prime Meridian or Equator

hemisphere

400

How many Finger Lakes are there?

11

400

What is the highest elevation point in New York State 

Mount Marcy

500

What town is CLE in?

Blauvelt

500

What Great Lake starts with an S?

Lake Superior

500

a huge sheet of ice and packed snow that moves very slowly across land

glacier

500

What is the name of NY first state park?

Niagara Falls

500

What is the name of the town located at the eastern tip of Long Island.  It is often referred to as “The End”?

Montauk

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