1. New York State

2. What is geography?
It is the study of the Earth and the ways people use it. It includes: mountains valleys rivers deserts oceans people

3. They are the natural shapes on the Earth’s surface.
Landforms
They are the natural shapes on the Earth’s surface.
plateaus
hills
plains
canyons

4. Mount Marcy The highest peak in New York State
Located in the Adirondack Mountains

5. Glaciers They are massive sheets of ice.
Glaciers covered NY during the Ice Age.
They caused changes to the land by
rounding off the tops of hills and carving deep valleys.

6. It is the first New York State park. It is shared with Canada.
Niagara Falls
It is the first New York State park. It is shared with Canada.

7. Finger Lakes Look like fingers
There are gorges located near them. A gorge is a valley with steep, rocky sides.

8. Adirondack Park one of the biggest parks in the nation
located in he northeast part of the state
thick forests
home to many animals – beavers, porcupines, bobcats, moose, bears

9. Hudson River
begins in the Adirondack Mountains and flows to the Atlantic Ocean
tributaries –streams or rivers that flow into a larger river
estuary – an arm of the sea

10. Montauk Point The eastern tip of Long Island Sandy beaches
Montauk Point Lighthouse

11. Hemisphere Half of the earth Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Northern and Southern Hemispheres
New York State is located in the Northern Hemisphere. It is located in the Western Hemisphere.

12. Continents Largest land areas on Earth Asia Africa North America
Antarctica
South America
Europe
Australia

13. Regions An area with features that make it different from other areas
Southwest –canyons and deserts
West – high mountain ranges
Midwest – grassy plains
Southeast – the Everglades
Northeast – Cape Cod and places by the coast

14. Regions of New York based on
physical features like the Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountain region
human features – something built by people like cities –the New York City and Long Island region
culture – a group of people’s way of life – a farming region