Geography is...
a. the pattern of weather in a place over many years
b. the height of the land above sea level
c. the study of the Earth
d. the study of geos
What is c. the study of the Earth?
100
You can go see the New Jersey Statehouse or New Jersey Museum in our state’s capital. The state capital of New Jersey is
What is Trenton, New Jersey?
100
Moisture that falls to the ground in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail
What is precipitation?
100
Land that lies along the ocean
What is the coast?
100
Shapes that make up the earth's surface, such as mountains, hills, and plains
What are landforms?
200
The three states that border New Jersey
What are Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania?
200
If you were to visit the largest city in New Jersey, you would be in
a. Hawthorne, New Jersey
b. Paterson, New Jersey
c. Newark, New Jersey
d. Trenton, New Jersey
What is Newark, New Jersey?
200
A heavy snowstorm with strong winds
What is a blizzard?
200
Where the river starts
What is the source of a river?
200
A line that separates one place from another
What is a border?
300
New Jersey is located
a. in the northwest of the United States
b. in the northeast of the United States
c. in the southwest of the United States
d. in the southeast of the United States
What is b. in the northeast of the United States?
300
Many travelers visit New Jersey to see the skyline of New York City in places like Liberty State Park or Jersey City. The river that New Jersey shares with New York, whose source is in the mountains outside of New Jersey, is
What is the Hudson River?
300
A violent rainstorm with strong winds
What is hurricane?
300
The place where the river empties into a larger body of water
What is the mouth of the river?
300
An area that is covered by water at least part of the year
What is a wetland or swamp?
400
The river that borders New Jersey on the west
What is the Delaware River?
400
If you wanted to visit the highest point in New Jersey, you would travel to
What is High Point State Park or High Point, New Jersey?
400
The pattern of weather in a place over many years
What is climate?
400
This wetland was formed when a large lake began to dry up
What is the Great Swamp?
400
The movement of people or goods from one place to another
What is transportation?
500
The body of water that borders New Jersey to the east
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
*Genius Points!
500
If you wanted to go tubing or fishing in the longest river in New Jersey, you would visit
What is the Raritan River?
500
the condition of the air at a certain time and place
What is weather?
500
A small river or stream that flows into a larger body of water