New Jersey Geography

Why did New Jersey become an important travel corridor?

• It borders the Pacific Ocean
• It is separated from all other states by ocean
• It lies between New York and Philadelphia
• It has no roads or rivers

What is Barnegat Bay?

• An alpine glacier in northwestern New Jersey
• A coastal estuary behind Atlantic barrier islands
• A deep inland canyon lake
• A desert basin in Arizona

Where can hikers explore Appalachian landscapes near northwestern New Jersey?

• Delaware Water Gap area
• California Death Valley
• Hawaiian volcanoes
• Florida Everglades