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Chapter 1 Test
SF- Vocabulary & concepts
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History
4th Grade
10/22/2007

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                  Geography
Definition




The study of Earth and the way people use it
Term
     Landforms
Definition
      


       Plains, hills, plateau, mountain, valley, etc.
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         Glaciers
Definition
 



   Giant Sheets of ice that helped carve out New York's  landforms.
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Which natural wonder was the site of New York's first state park?
Definition




                                   Niagara Falls
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What is 315 miles long; begins in the Adirondack Mountains and ends at the Atlantic ocean?
Definition





                      The Hudson River
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          What is a continent?
Definition




             A large land area on the Earth.
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In which two hemispheres is the United States of America located?
Definition






           Northern and Western Hemispheres.
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  On which continent is New York located?
Definition





                                 North America
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    List the five Regions of the United States.
Definition

                             West
                          Midwest
                        Southwest
                        Southeast
                        Northeast
Term

  In which region of the US is New York located?
Definition






                       The Northeast
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  List five types of landforms found in New York.
Definition


Mountains
Hills
Plateaus
Plains
Valleys
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             Hemisphere
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                Half of the Earth
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