Vocabulary
What is the source of a river?
Where it begins
What is a border?
A line that people agree on that divides one place from another
What is the capital of NY?
Albany
What are 3 factors that affect climate?
high elevation, far from equator, and close to a body of water
What is a landform?
any shapes that make up the Earth's surface
What is a river?
water that empties into a large body of water
What ocean is off the coast of Long Island?
Atlantic Ocean
What are 5 states that border NY?
Vermont, Massachussets, Connecticut, NJ and Pennsylvania
What are plains?
a large area of flat or nearly flat land
What is a mountain?
a land mass that rises above the surrounding area with steep, rocky sides
What continent is NY on?
North America
What is a mouth?
the place where the river empties into an ocean, lake or larger river
What is a plateau?
A large area that rises above the surrounding land
What is a valley?
the low land between hills or mountains often with a river at the bottom
What lake is a border between NY and Vermont?
Lake Champlain
What is geography?
The study of the Earth and the way people, pleants and animals use it
What is a valley?
the low land between hills or mountains often with a river at the bottom
What is a tributory?
any river that flows into another larger river or body of water
What country borders NY?
Canada
What is an island?
An area of land surrounded by water