Grade 4, Unit 1 Geography - Map Skills Assessment

Base your answers to questions 1 - 8 on the map below and your knowledge of social studies. Match the following:

• B.

• New York City

• D.

• Albany

• C.

• Adirondack Mts.

• G.

• Long Island Sound

• E.

• Hudson River

Using cardinal directions, New York State is of Canada.

• North

• South
• Below

List three types of landforms found in New York.

• Mountains, valleys, and plateaus

• Deserts, rainforests, and savannas

• Coral reefs, atolls, and lagoons

• Tundras, ice caps, and fjords

The capital of New York is .

• New York City

• Albany
• Smithtown

A is any river that flows into another, larger river, lake, or ocean.

• Tributary
• Source

• Harbor

The largest tributary of the Hudson is the .

• Erie Canal

• Delaware River

• Mohawk River

What is the title of this map?

• New York

• New York Latitude Longitude Map

• Latitude Longitude Map

Which city is the closest to 44 N latitude?

• Watertown

• Malone

• Elizabethtown

Name one of the cities located on 74 W longitude.

• New York

• Los Angeles

• Chicago

• Miami

What city is located closest to 43 N, 76 W?

• Lyons

• Syracuse

• Cortland