A home geography of New York city . Harlem River looking South above Washington Bridge The valleys of the Bronx river and of the other little streamsare in limestone. Limestone is a rock that is more readily wornaway than the harder rocks forming the higher ridges. As yearspassed this softer rock was carved out into lower channels. TOPOGRAPHY 43 ?$&.. Through these channels the drainage naturally pours in the generalflow to the southeast. The Bronx river divides the borouifh intotwo nearly equal parts. The Harlem and theEast rivers have lime-stone floorings also. Brooklyn. Brooklynis somewhat
A home geography of New York city . Harlem River looking South above Washington Bridge The valleys of the Bronx river and of the other little streamsare in limestone. Limestone is a rock that is more readily wornaway than the harder rocks forming the higher ridges. As yearspassed this softer rock was carved out into lower channels. TOPOGRAPHY 43 ?$&.. Through these channels the drainage naturally pours in the generalflow to the southeast. The Bronx river divides the borouifh intotwo nearly equal parts. The Harlem and theEast rivers have lime-stone floorings also. Brooklyn. Brooklynis somewhat rectangu-lar in shape. You maystudy on the political l-map the boundaries ofthis borough. Measureits greatest length and width. What creek and ^^^^ Bronx : Old View fkom Valentines Hill what borough are onthe north ? What bor-ough and what bay areon the east and south-east ? What is southof it? What do youfind on its westernboundary ? Where areGravesend, Gowanus,and Wallabout bays ?What island is southof Brooklyn ? What isthis island famous for? Why do we go there ? Can you name someof the things you have seen there ? Name the beaches on this island.
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