Long Island Geography

1. a small bay surrounded by hills
3. top layer of earth
6. narrow strips of land that separate the main land from the Atlantic Ocean
8. land along the sea
9. a smaller peninsula; Long Island's North Shore has many of these
10. the study of the earth, including its physical features, people, and climates
14. a time when Long Island was cold and covered in snow and ice
15. a strong force of water that runs through other bodies of water

1. high, steep rocks that rise sharply from the north shoreline.
2. a warm current of water that flows through the Atlantic Ocean
4. a body of water connected to an ocean and partly enclosed by land
5. a piece of land that sticks out into the water; water touches it on 3 sides
7. the kind of weather a place has over a period of time
8. small hills of sand
11. the washing away of soil
12. large mass of ice that can be hundreds of feet long and several miles wide
13. a protected body of water where ships can anchor
14. a body of land surrounded on all sides by water