chapter 1 lesson 2 exploring new york. topic: exploring new york date: 9//13 source: tb p. 18-24...
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Chapter 1 Lesson 2Exploring New York
Topic: Exploring New YorkDate: 9//13Source: TB p. 18-24Niagara Falls: the land around Niagara Falls became the first NY state park
Finger Lakes: 11 lakes shaped like fingers and formed by glaciers
Gorge: valley with very steep, rocky sides
Adirondack Mountains: 42 mountains more than 4,000 feet high
Hudson River: begins as a stream in the Adirondack Mountains and flows south 315 miles to the Atlantic Ocean
Tributary: stream or river that flows into a larger river
Estuary: an arm of the sea
Long Island: is very long (120 miles long)
Montauk Point: eastern tip of Long Island
Lake ErieLake Ontario
• Two of the world’s biggest lakes that border NY
• Part of a group of 5 lakes called “the Great Lakes”
Theodore Roosevelt: loved nature and wanted to protect it
Chapter 1 Lesson 3Where is New York?
Vocabulary
• Hemisphere: half of Earth–Hemispheres make it easier to study our
planet
• Western Hemisphere: where New York is located – There are also Eastern, Northern, and
Southern hemispheres
Vocabulary
• Continents: largest land areas on Earth• North America: New York is located on this
continent– Other continents:• South America• Africa• Europe• Asia• Australia• Antarctica
Vocabulary
• Region: an area with features that make it different from other areas– 5 regions in the United States• Northeast• Southeast• Midwest• Southwest• West
• Physical features: features of land, such as rivers and mountains
Vocabulary
• Human feature: something built by humans– Example: city
• Culture: a group of people’s way of life
• Neil deGrasse Tyson: a scientist who runs a planetarium in New York City