New York State

What is geography?

It is the study of the Earth and the ways people use it.

It includes:mountains

valleysrivers desertsoceanspeople

Landforms

They are the natural shapes on the Earth’s surface.

plateaushills

plainscanyons

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

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.

Niagara Falls

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

Finger Lakes Look like fingers There are gorges located near them.

A gorge is a valley with steep, rocky sides.

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

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

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

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.

Continents Largest land areas on Earth

AsiaAfrica

North AmericaAntarctica

South AmericaEurope

Australia

Regions An area with features that make it

different from other areasSouthwest –canyons and deserts

West – high mountain rangesMidwest – grassy plains

Southeast – the EvergladesNortheast – Cape Cod and places by

the coast

Regions of New Yorkbased 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