| Basic Geography |
| #1 |
What is a globe? |
A round small copy of Earth |
| #2 |
What is geography? |
The study of Earth and the way people, plants and animals live on and use it |
| #3 |
What are lines of latitude and longitude? |
Imaginary lines that show the go east and west or north and south |
| #4 |
What are the four oceans? |
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Southern Ocean |
| #5 |
What is the newest ocean called? |
The Southern Ocean |
| The Five Boroughs |
| #1 |
What is the capital of NY? |
Albany |
| #2 |
What are the five boroughs? |
Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island |
| #3 |
How many communities is Manhattan divided into? |
12 communities |
| #4 |
What is an attraction found in the Bronx? |
Yankee Stadium, Botanical Gardens, Bronx Zoo |
| #5 |
Which is the most populated borough? |
Brooklyn |
| The Land of NY |
| #1 |
What is a landform? |
Any shape that makes up Earth's surface |
| #2 |
What is a valley? |
low land between hills and mountains often with a river at the bottom |
| #3 |
What borders NY? |
Canada and 5 States (NJ,PA,VT,CT,MA) |
| #4 |
What formed many of NY's landforms? |
glaciers |
| #5 |
What are three types of landforms found in NY? |
There are river, mountains, valleys, hills, plains, etc. |
| The Waters of NY |
| #1 |
What is a source? |
the place where a river begins |
| #2 |
What is like an old highway? |
The Hudson River |
| #3 |
Why are waterways important? |
transportation, animals, water for people |
| #4 |
What are the five Great Lakes? |
Erie, Ontario, Superior, Michigan and Huron |
| #5 |
What are two of the major lakes in NY? |
Erie and Ontario |
