New York State Map Skills

Where in the United States is New York City?

• in the northeast

• in the southeast

• in the northwest

• in the soutwest

New York City is also called

• the Big Apple

• the Red Apple

• the Stars and Stripes

• the City of Angels

A sheltered place along a coast where boats can dock is called a ______?

• bay 
• harbor
• mountain
• ocean

A huge sheet of ice that moves slowly across the land is called a _______?

• lake
• stream
• glacier
• ocean

A landmass that rises well above its surrounding area, generally with steep and rocky sides toward the top is called a _______?

• glacier
• mountain
• plateau
• plain

Water surrounded by land is called a ______.

• ocean
• lake
• river
• stream

The study of the earth and the way people, plants, and animals live on and use it is called ________.

• geography
• transportation
• biology
• climate

Flowing water that empties into a larger body of water is called a ______.

• coast
• plain
• ocean
• river

The land next to an ocean is called the ______.

• ocean
• harbor
• coast
• plain

The moving of goods or people from on place to another is called _______.

• geography
• transportation
• climate
• plain