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Advanced Audio Blog S3 #11

Top 10 US Cities and Regions: New
York

CONTENTS
2 English
2 Vocabulary
3 Sample Sentences
4 Cultural Insight

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1. Top US 10 Cities and Regions - New York

2. The state of New York is located in the northeastern region of the United States. New York
is bordered by Lake Erie and Lake Ontario on the west; the provinces of Ontario and
Quebec in Canada on the north; the states of Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and
the Atlantic Ocean to the east; and the states of New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south.

3. This state encompasses 54,556 square miles, which are divided into sixty-two counties.
New York is the twenty-seventh largest state in the United States. The capital of New York
is Albany. The largest city is New York City, which is currently the most populous city in
the United States. Other large cities in New York include Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse,
Utica, Yonkers, and Mount Vernon.Based on the 2010 census, the state's population was
19,378,102.

4. The vast majority of the state of New York is made up of forests, rivers, lakes, mountains,
and farms. The major industries include finance, communications, international trade,
publishing, fashion, farming, and tourism.

5. Both the state of New York and the city of New York were named for the seventeenth
century Duke of York, James Stuart. This area was originally inhabited by the Native
American tribes of Algonquian, Iroquois, and Lenape. It was claimed by Henry Hudson in
1609 for Dutch settlers, and they formed the colony of New Netherland, which was taken
over by the British in 1664. About a third of the Revolutionary War battles took place in this
state. In 1788, New York became the eleventh U.S. state.

6. Tourist attractions in New York include Ellis Island, the main facility for immigrants
entering the United States who arrived between 1892 and 1954. The Statue of Liberty is
located in New York and was given to the United States as a gift from France to celebrate
the centennial of the American Declaration of Independence. Niagara Falls is another
popular tourist destination, along with New York City.

VOCABULARY

V oc abular y English C lass

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 a territory in a country or
empire which is governed
province noun
as an administrative or
political unit

an explicit, formal
declaration announcement noun

armed fighting between two

battle opposing forces noun

a distant territory inhabited

by a group of emigrants or
their descendants which
colony remains connected to and is noun
governed by the home
country

a group consisting of a
number of families or clans
tribe who are of the same race, noun
ancestry and culture

centennial a 100th anniversary noun

someone who leaves one

immigrant country to settle permanently noun
in another

to observe with festivities or

to celebrate ceremonies verb

to inhabit to live, to reside verb

a place built for a particular

facility purpose noun

SAMPLE SENTENCES

The main industry of the province is He made a declaration of his love for her
forestry. in front of everyone.

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There were over a million casualties in the The United States was originally a group of
Battle of the Somme. British colonies.

There are many isolated tribes in the Our school celebrated its centennial last
Andaman Islands. year.

This town was originally settled by The whole town celebrated together.
European immigrants.

They celebrated his ninety-seventh Deer inhabit these woods.

birthday.

The hotel had great facilities. The park has a community hall and other
event facilities on the grounds.

CULTURAL INSIGHT

Fun Facts

Some little known facts about the State of New York include:

1. New York is the only state that touches both the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.

2. The nickname for New York is "The Empire State".

3. The Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway is the longest toll road in the U.S. (641
miles).

4. The first railroad in the U.S. ran between Albany and Schenectady - a distance of 11
miles.

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