Chapter 1: Geography of New York State

The study of Earth and the ways people use it is called?

• earthology

• geography

• history

• English Language Arts

5 landforms found in New York include:

• mountains

• valleys

• plateaus, plains, and hills

• option 3 only

• All of the above

These helped shape New York's landforms:

• glaciers

• tractors

• lakes

• beaches

These landforms were carved by glaciers and filled with water from melting ice:

• plains

• ice-skating rinks

• lakes

• puddles

The home of New York State's 1st State Park:

• Sesame Street Park

• Robert Moses State Park

• Central Park

• Niagara Falls

These mountains are a natural wonder found in Northeastern NY:

• Mount Rushmore

• Adirondack Mountains

• Apple Mountains

• Catskill Mountains

The ________ is a natural wonder that runs from the Adirondacks to the Atlantic Ocean.

• Mohawk River

• Connetquot River

• Deep River

• Hudson River

A word that describes half of the Earth:

• equator

• hemisphere

• continent

• region

A large land area on Earth is called a:

• region

• hemisphere

• country

• continent

NY is located in the _______ and _______ hemispheres.

• Southern and Eastern

• Southern and Western

• Northern and Western

• Northern and Eastern