New York State Physical Regions
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New York State Physical Regions. Great Lakes Plain. • Land is flat • Summers cooler and winters snowier “snow belt” • Lakes Erie & Ontario ports have direct access to Atlantic Ocean via St. Lawrence River. Adirondack Mountains. • North of the Mohawk River - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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• Land is flat• Summers cooler and winters
snowier “snow belt”• Lakes Erie & Ontario ports have
direct access to Atlantic Ocean via St. Lawrence River
• North of the Mohawk River• Forested, rounded mountains
with many lakes and streams
• Runs East to West• Only low land (valley) route from
Atlantic Ocean through mountains
• Important trade route through the state
• Albany (state capital) is on the river bank
• Runs North and South• Water route connecting NYC to
Mohawk River and Lake Champlain
• Important trade route and military value
• New York City area, the state’s largest urban areas, located here
• Creates a large sheltered harbor
• East of NYC• South of the Mohawk River• Rocky and rugged landscape
• Occupies 1/3 of the total area of New York State
• Very hilly, less rugged than the Adirondack or Catskill Mountains
