Location
Where is it?
Place
What is New York like?
Human Impact
How humans interact with their environment
Movement
How people and places are linked
Region
100

New York is one of 50 states in this country. 

What is the United States?

100

These are the 3 mountain ranges in New York state

What are the Catskills, Adirondack and Appalachian mountains?

100

These mollusks help filter the water in the New York Harbor. 

What are oysters?

100

This canal was built to transport goods between Albany and Buffalo, New York.

What is the Erie Canal?

100

Long Island is part of this New York state region. 

What is Long Island?

200
Name the 7 continents on Earth. (Bonus 100 points if you can name the continent New York is on). 

What is North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Antarctica, Asia and Australia?

200

These waterfalls flow from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario and are located in both New York state and Canada. 

What are the Niagara Falls?

200

This famous waterfalls powers electricity in the region. 

What is Niagara Falls?

200

This harbor is used by cargo ships to bring goods into the United States. 

What is the New York Harbor?

200

New York City is part of this New York state region. 

What is New York City?

300

This is the region of the United States that New York is part of.

What is the Northeast?

300

These 2 rivers flow through New York City on either side of Manhattan and into the harbor. 

What is the East River and Hudson River?

300

This brackish water is where fish lay their eggs. 

What is an estuary?

300

The NYC ferries use this river to transport passengers. 

What is the East River?

300

The Catskills Mountains are part of this New York state region.

What is Lower Hudson Valley?

400

New York shares a border with this country to the north.

What is Canada?

400

This is the capital city of New York state.

What is Albany?

400

In this island surrounded by water, fishing is a major industry and many people are fishermen. 

What is Long Island?

400

The official name of the New York City subway system that transports millions of people everyday.

What is the Mass Transit Authority (MTA).

400

Albany is located in this region. 

What is Capital Region?

500

These are the 5 states that surround New York state.

What is Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Vermont?

500

These fruits can grow throughout the orchards and along the rivers. 

What are cherry, peach, pear, or apples?

500

This fort was used during two major North American wars and is also where graphite for #2 pencil points was mined. 

What is Fort Ticonderoga?

500

The Olympics were held here in 1980 and people from all over the world came to compete in their sport.

What is Lake Placid?

500

These are the 9 regions in New York state.

Region 1 - Long Island

Region 2 - New York City

Region 3 - Lower Hudson Valley

Region 4 - Capital Region/Northern Catskills

Region 5 - Eastern Adirondacks/Lake Champlain

Region 6- Western Adirondacks/Eastern Lake Ontario

Region 7 - Central New York

Region 8 - Western Finger Lakes

Region 9 - Western New York