Geography of NY Unit Test

What is geography?

• the study of Earth and the way people use it

• the natural shapes we see on the surface of Earth. These include plains, hills and valleys.

• a large, mostly flat area of land that rises above the surrounding land

• massive sheets of ice

What are landforms?

• the study of Earth and the way people use it

• the natural shapes we see on the surface of Earth. These include plains, hills and valleys.

• a large, mostly flat area of land that rises above the surrounding land

• massive sheets of ice

What is a plateau?

• the study of Earth and the way people use it

• the natural shapes we see on the surface of Earth. These include plains, hills and valleys.

• a large, mostly flat area of land that rises above the surrounding land

• massive sheets of ice

What is a glacier?

• the study of Earth and the way people use it

• the natural shapes we see on the surface of Earth. These include plains, hills and valleys.

• a large, mostly flat area of land that rises above the surrounding land

• massive sheets of ice

What is an estuary?

• an arm of the sea

• the natural shapes we see on the surface of Earth. These include plains, hills and valleys.

• a large, mostly flat area of land that rises above the surrounding land

• massive sheets of ice

What is a region?

• an area with features that make it different from other areas

• half of the earth

• the largest land areas on earth

• an arm of the sea

What is a continent?

• an area with features that make it different from other areas

• half of the earth

• the largest land areas on earth

• an arm of the sea

What is a hemisphere?

• an area with features that make it different from other areas

• half of the earth

• the largest land areas on earth

• an arm of the sea

Something built by humans, such as a city

• culture

• human features

• physical features

• estuary

A group of peoples way of life

• culture

• human features

• physical features

• estuary