New York and New Jersey Flashcards

1
Q

america’s most populous city

A

new york

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2
Q

state capital of new york state

A

albany

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3
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best known for its beach cities and famous for gambling

A

atlantic city

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4
Q

world’s most famous statue

A

statue of liberty

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5
Q

can be accessed by a ferry from battery park

A

ellis island

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6
Q

higher levels afford the best views of manhattan

A

empire state building

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7
Q

new york’s most graceful structures and important world forum

A

united nations

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8
Q

city of tomorrow, famous for skating rink

A

rockefeller center

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9
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one of america’s largest theaters

A

radio city music hall

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10
Q

renovated riverside restau and shopping area

A

south street seaport

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11
Q

what greenwich village used to look like

A

soho

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12
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superb during the day, not advisable at night

A

central park

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13
Q

where the twin towers were destroyed by terrorists, often visited memorial site

A

ground zero

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14
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aka american rhine, pictureque route just north of ny

A

hudson river alley

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15
Q

captures the world of washington irving’s legend of sleepy hollow

A

tarry-town

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16
Q

us military academy

A

west point

17
Q

known for its vanderbilt mansion and home of franklin roosevelt

A

hyde park

18
Q

eastward from ny and paralleling the south new england coast, features excellent beaches etc

A

long island

19
Q

known for its old time entertainment

A

catskill mountain area

20
Q

artists’ community, was a site of the legendary 60’s rock music festival

A

woodstock

21
Q

huge stark complex of govt buildings

A

albany

22
Q

six million acres of camp sites, chasms, fishing, hiking trails

A

adirondack mountains

23
Q

ski resort area that hosted the winter olympics

A

lake placid

24
Q

many pleasing vistas, homes and mansions

A

thousand islands

25
Q

delights photographers with its waterfalls, scenic vistas, 600 miles shorelines

A

finger lakes

26
Q

glass and factory museum

A

corning

27
Q

gorge and auto racing

A

watkins glen

28
Q

beautiful falls

A

niagara falls

29
Q

best known town along the shore, half a dozen amusment areas

A

wildwood

30
Q

well known place where many rock performers became famous

A

asbury park

31
Q

collection of well preserved victorian buildings and houses

A

cape may

32
Q

with impressive aquarium

A

camden