A home geography of New York city . Newtown Ckkkk 15i;idgk line. The drainage isnorth and south from thischain of hills. There ismarshy land in the south-ern part of the borough. The hills of Queensare not of a rocky char-acter, but consist of loosematerial and like the the northern shore. What beachis on the southern shore ? Whatbay is in the southern part ? The chain of hills which runsthrough Greenwood cemetery andProspect Park in Brooklyn con-tinues through Evergreen ceme-tery, the Brooklyn reservoir, ForestPark, Richmond Hill, Maple Grove,and onward in a northeasterlydirection to and
A home geography of New York city . Newtown Ckkkk 15i;idgk line. The drainage isnorth and south from thischain of hills. There ismarshy land in the south-ern part of the borough. The hills of Queensare not of a rocky char-acter, but consist of loosematerial and like the the northern shore. What beachis on the southern shore ? Whatbay is in the southern part ? The chain of hills which runsthrough Greenwood cemetery andProspect Park in Brooklyn con-tinues through Evergreen ceme-tery, the Brooklyn reservoir, ForestPark, Richmond Hill, Maple Grove,and onward in a northeasterlydirection to and beyond the city. \,iff ^ n^A tsi. : ,~^-,,i; mm psnfldB ?^ _ ? w wS^ H(> ?javUjjB ^jp. .J ^^^ £^^* _ ^?^Tma jtatf^rflHVS H mm m ? In ?ii IIammel Station, Fishing Club House Hammel Station, Jamaica Bay hills of Brooklyn. Theyare made up of sand,gravel, and loose rocks orbowlders. In days longpast this material wasbrought down from thenorth by ice sheets orglaciers. The slopes of TOPOGRAPHY 47 these hills are abrupt and steep northward, and more gentle andgradual southward. Refer to relief map while studyiug.
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