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===''Tectonic Plate Boundary Near Houston''===
 
===''Tectonic Plate Boundary Near Houston''===
  
New York, New York is situated on the North American Plate about 1700 km (1000 miles) from a plate boundary. It is on the North American Plates and the closest boundary is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a divergent boundary that seperates the North America and Eurasian Plate.
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New York, New York is situated on the North American Plate. It is on the North American Plates and the closest boundary is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a divergent boundary that seperates the North America and Eurasian Plate. New York also lies upon a portion of the Appellation Mountains.
  
  
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New York is underlain by 100's of feet of unconsolidated sediment brought down from the interior of the continent and through years of deposition by shallow seas.  If you drill down under the city of New York and around you will find layers of clay, silt, sand and salt.
  
  
 
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http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html
 
http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html
 
 
http://www.travelmath.com/state/New+York
 
http://www.travelmath.com/state/New+York
 
 
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.map-of-usa.co.uk/images/usa-politcal-map.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.map-of-usa.co.uk/large-political-usa-map.htm&usg=__ks_TQ1Sk_QDNWKd6r_WPVKdBVSs=&h=550&w=735&sz=130&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=cITnbnyfvQ5XeM:&tbnh=123&tbnw=164&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmap%2Bof%2Busa%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26biw%3D1151%26bih%3D533%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=226&ei=icizTKfmNsH38AbJ8-T5CQ&oei=icizTKfmNsH38AbJ8-T5CQ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=11&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=87&ty=25&biw=1151&bih=533
 
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.map-of-usa.co.uk/images/usa-politcal-map.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.map-of-usa.co.uk/large-political-usa-map.htm&usg=__ks_TQ1Sk_QDNWKd6r_WPVKdBVSs=&h=550&w=735&sz=130&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=cITnbnyfvQ5XeM:&tbnh=123&tbnw=164&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmap%2Bof%2Busa%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26biw%3D1151%26bih%3D533%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=226&ei=icizTKfmNsH38AbJ8-T5CQ&oei=icizTKfmNsH38AbJ8-T5CQ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=11&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=87&ty=25&biw=1151&bih=533
 
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_New_York
  
 
New York, NY. Map. Google Earth. Google.com, 11 Oct. 2010. Web. 11 Oct. 2010.
 
New York, NY. Map. Google Earth. Google.com, 11 Oct. 2010. Web. 11 Oct. 2010.

Latest revision as of 23:33, 24 February 2011

New York, New York, USA


Latitude/Longitude 40° 47' N 73° 58' W

Elevation 500 Ft.

Major Bodies of Water: Lake Ontario- about 250 miles from New York City

Climate

Climate Zone

Cfa (humid subtropical)on the Koppen chart.


Average Temperature

===Average Temperature in Centigrade=== http://wiki.sjs.org/wiki/index.php?title=Earth_Science_7-Houston&action=edit

New York Temperature Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Avg. Temperature 32.5 33.5 41 52.5 62 72 76.5 74.5 68.5 59 47.5 35.5
Avg. Max Temperature 39 40 48 61 71 81 85 83 77 67 54 41
Avg. Min Temperature 26 27 34 44 53 63 68 66 60 51 41 40

Average Precipitation

New York Precipitation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Precipitation (inches) 3.42 3.27 4.08 4.20 4.42 3.67 4.35 4.01 3.89 3.56 4.47 3.91
Days with Precipitation 11.0 9.0 9.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 9.0 106
Monthly Snowfall (inches) 7.5 8.5 5.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 5.5

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Factors that Regulate the Climate

New York is close to 40 degrees N latitude, in the mid latitudes high pressure area. It's topography is mountainous and it is right next to the Atlantic Ocean. It is very cool and moist much of the year due to its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean. The prevailing southwesterly winds blow from the south west to the northeast. Winters are cold due to the cooling affect of the Atlantic Ocean. [2]


Geology

Tectonic Plate Boundary Near Houston

New York, New York is situated on the North American Plate. It is on the North American Plates and the closest boundary is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a divergent boundary that seperates the North America and Eurasian Plate. New York also lies upon a portion of the Appellation Mountains.


Rocks that Underlie Houston

New York is underlain by 100's of feet of unconsolidated sediment brought down from the interior of the continent and through years of deposition by shallow seas. If you drill down under the city of New York and around you will find layers of clay, silt, sand and salt.


References

http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html http://www.travelmath.com/state/New+York http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.map-of-usa.co.uk/images/usa-politcal-map.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.map-of-usa.co.uk/large-political-usa-map.htm&usg=__ks_TQ1Sk_QDNWKd6r_WPVKdBVSs=&h=550&w=735&sz=130&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=cITnbnyfvQ5XeM:&tbnh=123&tbnw=164&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmap%2Bof%2Busa%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26biw%3D1151%26bih%3D533%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=226&ei=icizTKfmNsH38AbJ8-T5CQ&oei=icizTKfmNsH38AbJ8-T5CQ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=11&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=87&ty=25&biw=1151&bih=533 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_New_York

New York, NY. Map. Google Earth. Google.com, 11 Oct. 2010. Web. 11 Oct. 2010.
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