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What is the definition of geography?
the study of glaciers
the study of shapes
the study of earth and the way we use it
the study of landforms and how they were formed
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What is a landform?
a man-made location on earth
a natural feature on the earth's surface
a place to form things
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Which is NOT a landform?
glaciers
hills
plains
valleys
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What creates landforms?
people
animals
glaciers
valleys
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Which body of water is on NY's northern border?
lake ontario
atlantic
finger lakes
hudson river
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What is the definition of a plateau?
a large, hilly area
a flat area of high land
a deep peak between mountains or hills
an extremely large hill of rock
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In what region of the United States is New York State located?
Southeast
Southwest
Northeast
Northwest
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The continent of North America lies in which two hemispheres?
Southern and Western
Northern and Eastern
Northern and Western
Southern and Northern
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What region of NEW YORK do we live in?
Hudson valley
NOrthern
Western
Central
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When you tell someone it is snowing, what important part of weather are you describing?
precipitation
climate
wind
temperature
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What is NOT an example of a natural resource found in NY?
chair
tree
soil
water
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Which is an example of a nonrenewable resource?
water
oil
maple tree
corn
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What is climate?
the temperature day to day
the average weather of a place
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True or False: Lake Michigan and Lake Erie border New york
false
true
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What country borders the US to the north?
Canada
Mexico
Africa
England
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True or False: Niagara Falls is a natural wonder of New York
True
False
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What major river in New York flows from the Adirondack Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean?
Hudson
NIle
Cayuga
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What are the materials found in
nature that people can use, such
as trees, water, and soil?
garbage
nonrenewable resources
natural resources
pollution
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When people use natural
resources carefully so that they
are not destroyed or used up,
that is called __________.
resources
recycle
conservation
collision