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New York Water Ways
Mr. S 4th Grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What connects the Water Ways? | bodies of water |
| How many miles is the Hudson River? | 300 miles |
| What is the Hudson River popular for? | Trading |
| What do people use routes for? | Transportation |
| What is a water source? | the beginning of a river |
| What is the source of the Hudson river? | the Adirondack mountains |
| What are tributaries? | smaller rivers and streams that flow into larger rivers |
| The Hudson River gets ___?______ and _____?____ as the tributaries flow into it. | wider, deeper |
| What is the mouth? | the end of a river where it empties into a larger body of water |
| Where does the Hudson river empty into? | the Atlantic Ocean |
| The Niagara River connects what two lakes? | Lake Erie and Lake Ontario |
| Why are the Great Lakes Important? | Transportation |
| Name the 5 Great Lakes? | Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, & lake Haren |
| What Lake forms the border between New York and Vermont? | lake Champlain |
| what is a coast? | the land next to an ocean or lake |
| What is a bay? | part of an ocean or lake that cut deeply into the coast or shore. |
| What is a harbor? | a sheltered place where ships dock. |
| When was NY Harbor created? | glaciers dug out an area to make it deep. |
| After entering NY Harbor what river can you go up? | The Hudson River |
| The Hudson Rinver leads to what Bay? | The Indian Pass Bay |