Landforms
land completely surrounded by water
What is an island?
the study of the earth and the way people, plants, and animals live on and use it
What is geography?
This country borders the United States to the North
What is Canada?
The continent that America is on
What is North America?
a part of an ocean or lake that cuts deeply into the land
What is a bay?
a huge sheet of ice that moves slowly across the land
What is a glacier?
The capital of New York state
What is Albany?
This ocean borders New York state
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
The closest continent to North America, it is located in the Southern hemisphere
What is South America
the beginning of a stream of water
What is the source?
a landmass that rises well above its surrounding area, generally with steep and rocky sides toward the top
What is a mountain?
The 2 great lakes that form part of New York's Northwest border
What are Lake Erie and Lake Ontario?
The lines that form an imaginary grid over the earth, used for naming locations.
What are lines of latitude and longitude?
This body of water borders California
What is the Pacific Ocean?
a line that people agree on that divides one place from another
What is a border?
a large area of flat or nearly flat land
What is a plain?
Mountains in Northern New York
What are the Adirondack mountains?
New York state is located on this coast
What is the East coast?
The continent where the South Pole is found
What is Antartica?
any river that flows into another, larger river
What is a tributary?
a large flat area that rises steeply above the surrounding land
What is a plateau?
A group of long skinny lakes in western New York
What are the Finger Lakes?
The 5 states that share a border with New York State
What are New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Connecticut and Massachusetts?
Africa, Australia, Europe and Asia all border this body of water
What is the Indian Ocean?
the place where a
stream or river enters a larger body of water
What is the mouth?