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ME ON THE MAP
How many MAPS are you on?
*A slide show by Ms. Curtin and
her Fourth Grade students
About our Project!
Before…
After!
My House
• Apartment
• Trailer house
• “Regular” house
• In town
• In the country
• I have 2 homes.
My Street
 Van Cortland Park
 Police Department: 50th Precinct
 DealsValue store
 Public Library
 Garden Gourmet
 Ceasar’s Pizza
My Street
My City
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Location: New York City is located at the southern tip of the state of New
York, where the Hudson River meets the Atlantic Ocean. It is in the
northeastern part of the United States.
Population: 8.36 Million people making NYC the most populated city in the
U.S.A.
Mayor of New York City: Bill de Blasio
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Land: The city's total land area is approximately 305 square miles. New
York City is divided into five boroughs. They are Brooklyn, the Bronx,
Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.
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Climate: The city has a humid continental climate. NYC has hot humid
summers and cold winters.
New York City
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The tallest building in New York City (and the United
States) was The World Trade Center at 1776 feet.
• Two other famous New York City buildings are the
Empire State Building (2nd tallest at 1472 feet tall) and
the Chrysler Building
• A city full of skyscrapers, New York City is often defined
by it’s dramatic skyline. The city has over 5,800 high-rise
buildings.
My State: New
York
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• Highest mountain: Mount Marcy, 5,344 feet •
Highest waterfall: Taughannock, 215 feet •
Lakes and ponds: 4,000 • Land area: 47,224
square miles, ranks 30th among states •
Largest city: New York City • Largest lake:
Oneida, 79.8 square miles • Longest river:
Hudson, 315 miles • Longest toll superhighway
in the U.S.A: Governor Thomas E. Dewey
Thruway, 641 miles • State Canal System:
Extends over 524 miles and connects with
hundreds of rivers and lakes • State capital:
Albany • State motto: Excelsior which means
Ever Upward • State nickname: Empire State •
Tallest building: Empire State Building, 102
Stories • Towns and villages: almost 1,500
My Country: USA
• Our capital is
Washington D.C.
• 50 states
• Alaska & Hawaii
don’t touch the
others.
• Mexico and Canada
are our neighbors.
• Minnesota is North.
• Texas is the biggest.
• Rhode Island is the
smallest.
Let’s Learn More!
My Continent :North America
• The countries that
are in North
America are :
– USA
– MEXICO
– CANADA
• We think
Greenland is too!
• Three oceans
surround it.
My World: Earth
• The earth is round.
• It is covered with a lot
of water.
• There are 7
continents.
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North America
South America
Africa
Asia
Australia
Europe
Antarctica
• There are 4 oceans.
DO YOU REMEMBER HOW
MANY MAPS YOU
ARE ON?