5 boroughs
NY waterways
N/S Shore
Glaciers/vocab
Vocabulary
100
Name all 5 NYC boroughs
Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island, Bronx
100
What body of water does New York Border?
The Atlantic Ocean
100
What types of beaches will you find on Long Island's South Shore?
Flat and sandy beaches
100
What are glaciers?
Large masses of ice that are formed when a large amount of snow falls and doesn't melt.
100
An area with similar geographic features is called...
Region
200
Which borough is the smallest?
Manhattan
200
What river is an important waterway in New York?
The Hudson River
200
What types of beaches will you find on Long Island's North Shore?
High cliffs and rocky beaches.
200
When the glaciers melted, what did it leave?
Sand and gravel
South Shore: flat plains
North Shore: rocky hills
200
A large stream of flowing water is...
A river
300
Are Brooklyn and Queens part of Long Island?
Yes!
300
The Hudson River empties into what body of water?
Upper N.Y. Bay
300
What is the farthest point east on the North Shore?
Orient Point
300
A sheltered body of water where ships may anchor is...
Harbor
300
A narrow waterway that connects 2 larger bodies of water is...
A strait
400
Which borough is the largest?
Queens
400
The Lower N.Y. Bay flows into what body of water?
The Atlantic Ocean
400
What is the farthest point east on the South Shore?
Montauk Point
400
The largest of all bodies of water (saltwater) is...
Ocean
400
Someone who studies the geography of the land is...
A surveyor
500
Label the 5 boroughs
The teacher will decide!
500
A narrow waterway or _________ connects Upper N.Y. Bay with Lower N.Y. Bay.
Hint: Think of your vocabulary words!
Strait
500
The South Shore borders the __________.
The North Shore borders the __________.
*Think: Which bodies of water surround the North and South Shore?*
Atlantic Ocean
Long Island Sound
500
An area of land that is higher than the land around it is...
Plateau
500
An area of land surrounded by water on all sides is...
An Island