Christina+and+Kacey+NYC

​Christina Barbaro's notes.....


 * __Movement:__

Transit, cabs, subway, cars, buses, airplanes.**
 * largest rapid transit system in the world
 * more then 12,000 yellow cabs
 * busiest bus station in the world

__migration__- 1840 European immigrants arrived due to the potato famine in Ireland
 * Jews from Eastern Europe during the 1880's.
 * Italians became coming in during the 1880's as well

Middle Atlantic Region. exact **-** 40º 43' N, 74º 0' W relative- new york is located in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres
 * __Location:__**
 * borders the states Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

__**Place:**__  Physical Characteristics of NYC. The Adoronacks, Newark Lowlands and the Atlantic costal plains. Human Characteristics includes shopping, dining out at the numerous restaurants, going to shows.... Climate- Humid continental climate, cold winters and moist hot summers. Snow and rain is common. Summers are sweltering. Best time to travel is in Autumn.

__landforms__- physical characteristics ^^^^^ Adoronacks, lowlands, costal plains....

__Plants__- trees, grass __Animals__- ferrel cats possibly?

" In New York City something is always going on

Kacey Brown's notes.. (getting started, verifying first bits of information)

**Region:** A comparison between New York City area and the area we live in. __New York City__ 1. high rised buildings; empire state building 2. high-end real estate 3. several job opprotunities 4. many businesses; FAO schwartz 5. public transportation; taxis, subways, buses, etc. 6. millions of people/tourists/travelers 7. polluted area (suggested by jackie c) 8. known for a lot of show business; broadway, madison square garden, concerts, cirque de soile 9. important historical sightings; ground zero, statue of liberty, ellis island, etc. 10. exculsive in shopping; designer stores, canal street; madison avenue, etc. 11. famous sightings; times square, new years ball drop, macy's thanksgiving day parade, etc. 12. sports; yankees, new york giants, new york jets, mets, rangers, islanders, knicks, etc. 13. press; new york times, and many other book publishing companies
 * Metropolitan Area

__South Jersey/Franklinville/Elk Area__ //* This area is also known for it's farms and fields.//
 * Rural/Suburban Area
 * 1) Two-story estates
 * 2) slow real-estate
 * 3) slow laboring
 * 4) many small businesses, some large
 * 5) transportation consists of self-owned cars, and minimum township buses
 * 6) between 13,000 and 15,000 people combined.
 * 7) press; gloucester county times, sentinal, courier post, etc
 * 8) township of franklin schools: mary f janvier, main road elementary, caroline l reutter. elk: aura elementary. delsea school district: delsea middle school, delsea high school.

** Human-Environment: ** the relationship between people and their environment and how they change their environment and how the environment changes the people.
 * air pollution
 * 1) city cars/taxis/buses
 * 2) industrial buildings leading off smoke
 * 3) surrounding cities
 * the hudson dirty water

FIRST DRAFT

New York City is known all over the world for it’s wondrous sites and places. It is a common area for tourists and travelers to ponder, or for those who live there, to take a stroll around. So much history is bursting inside of this town that not one could learn it and live it. New York City is not like every other city in the world. New York City is so special, it has character. New York City is a place to go for an opprotunity of a lifetime.

To begin, New York City is in the United States, bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The area is by the eastern coastal line. The city is in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres in North America. The pinpoint location of New York City is 40º 43' N, 74º 0' W. Overall, the location is in the Middle Atlantic Region. (Location)

Additionally, NYC’s land consists of the Adoronacks, the Newark Lowlands, and the Atlantic coastal plains. While here, there is many shopping, dining, business, entertainment, and sight-seeing opportunities. The weather here consists of cold, snowy, and rainy winters, and moist, humid and hot summers. The best time to visit NYC in this continental climate would be in Autumn, when the weather is just right. When visiting this city, you will look around and see people. People are roaming everywhere. Also, buildings and parks take up the rest of the space. The general life here for the average person would be to go to work, and then go home most likely to an apartment, where they either live alone, with a friend, or a family. Many people are there for business, so it’s not a big deal to them where they should stay. (Place)

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