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Valleys, Mtns, Plateaus Oh My!
Ice Age
Agua de Nueva York
Weather on the 9's
Our Neighbors-Geographical Borders
100
What are the shapes that make up the earth's surface?
Landforms
100
What is an ice age?
A period of very cold weather
100
What are smaller river and streams called?
Tributaries
100
What is the moisture that falls to the ground?
precipitation
100
What body of water forms part of New York's northern border?
Lake Ontario
200
Name 3 landforms.
Many answers
200
What is a huge, thick sheet of ice?
a glacier
200
What is the beginning of a river called?
the source
200
Name types of precipitation
Rain, sleet, snow etc.
200
Wht river is on the New York/Canada border?
St. Lawrence River
300
What is a plateau?
A large area that rises steeply above the surrounding land
300
What is a mix of soil and rocks that is left behind by a glacier?
till
300
What river is a tributary of the Hudson?
the Mohawk River
300
What is the pattern of weather that occurs in a place year after year?
Climate
300
What state borders New York directly to the south?
Pennsylvania
400
What map tell us how high land is above sea level?
An elevation map
400
What did glaciers form in New York State?
landforms
400
Where is the source of the Hudson River?
in the Adirondack Mountains or in the mountains
400
What is the climate like in New York?
New York has warm summers and cold winters
400
What lake is on the border of New York and Vermont?
Lake Champlain
500
Name a mountain range in New York State.
Adirondacks or Catskills
500
What is a line of low hills where a glacier stopped?
a moraine
500
Why is the Hudson River important?
It provides transportation routes.
500
What is the condition of the air at a certain time and place?
weather
500
What ocean borders New York?
the Atlantic Ocean