| A | B |
| boundary | a border |
| landform | shapes the land takes |
| elevation | height of land above sea level |
| Geography | the study of Earth, and the way people, plants, and animals live on it and use it |
| latitude | the location of a place north or south of the equator |
| natural resources | anything in or on the earth that can be used for people's needs |
| longitude | the location of a place east or west of the Prime Meridian |
| geography | the study of the earth's surface, climate, people and products |
| bordering states of NY | Vermont, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut |
| NY State bird | bluebird |
| NY State fruit | apple |
| NY State drink | milk |
| NY State tree | sugar maple |
| NY State animal | beaver |
| NY State flower | rose |
| NY State capital | Albany |
| cardinal directions | north, south, east and west |
| Compass rose | A small drawing found on a map used to show direction. |
| equator | imaginary line dividing the Earth?s surface in half into northern and southern hemispheres |
| map key | A map key is used to identify what different symbols mean on a map. |
| Map scale | identifys distances on a map |
| Mouth of a river | a place where a river empties into a lake, river, or ocean |
| Source | a place where a river begins |