New York City Review
Look through the slides Look through the slides. For each picture, decide if this is a picture of… New York City long ago or New York City today Be sure to explain how you know!
Answer: This is New York City Long Ago Reasons: Elevated trains that are above ground instead of subways Not as many buildings Buildings are shorter than they are today
Answer: This is NYC today. Reasons: Many more buildings Buildings are much taller (skyscrapers) Trains are underground (subways) Paved streets (not dirt roads) *All of these changes happened because of new technology
Why do people want to live in NYC?
Answers: Job opportunities Plenty of resources (both natural and manmade) Natural = from NATURE Lots of entertainment (so many fun things to do!)
Easy to get around (lots of transportation) Advantages and Disadvantages Drag and drop the box into the right place on the t-chart! Advantages (good things ) Disadvantages (bad things ) Very noisy Garbage/pollution Easy to get around (lots of transportation) Lots of jobs Traffic jams Many fun things to do
Why is it important that NYC is near water?
Answer: -provides jobs -ships bring goods to and from the city -resources
Name the famous landmarks on this page!
The Statue of Liberty Times Square The Empire State Building The Brooklyn Bridge