Geography & Landforms Vocabulary
Landmarks & Landforms
Lakes & Rivers
How does geography impact our lives?
Human & Map Vocabulary
100

The study of the Earth: its land, water, weather, animals, and people.

What is geography?

100

The longest River in New York State.

What is the Hudson River?

100

The lake that forms part of New York’s northern border with Canada.

What is Lake Ontario?

100

People often choose to live near this because it provides water, food, and ways to travel.

What is water or a river?

100

The main city of a country or state where leaders work.

What is the capital?

200

A natural shape on Earth’s surface, like a mountain, hill, or valley.

What is a landform?

200

The waterfall is located on the border between New York and Canada.

What is Niagara Falls?

200

The lake forms part of New York’s western border with Pennsylvania.

What is Lake Erie?

200

People live nearby this to have drinking water and ways to travel.  

What is River or water?

200

The little drawing on a map that shows directions.

What is a compass rose?

300

A big, long ditch filled with water that people build so boats can go through or farmers can get water.

What is a canal?

300

The capital of New York State.

What is Albany?

300

The group of lakes in central New York is long and narrow and is named because their shape looks like fingers.

What are the finger Lakes?

300

Rivers, mountains, and oceans help or make this harder.

What is travel or trade?

300

The work of growing food and raising animals on farms.

What is agriculture?

400

Any kind of water that falls from the sky, like rain, snow, or hail.

What is precipitation?

400

The canal that was completed in 1825 and connects the Hudson River to Lake Erie.

What is the Erie Canal?

400

The lake that lies on New York’s eastern border with Vermont and is popular for boating and fishing.

What is Lake Champlain?

400

This decides what kinds of crops can grow in a place.

What is the weather or climate?

400

The feature of the Earth that affects where people live and what they do.

What is geography?

500

The usual kind of weather a place has for a long time.

What is climate?

500

The three Mountain Ranges in New York State we discussed.

What is Alleghany, Adirondack and Catskill Mountains. 

500

The river that flows northeast from Lake Ontario and forms part of the border between New York and Canada.

What is the St. Lawrence River?

500

This affects how people build their houses and what clothes they wear.

What is the weather or environment?

500

A man-made feature built to help people travel or grow food.

What is a canal?