Long Island Geography

Hunter College of the City University of New York

Department of Geography
Geography of Long Island

EXAM 2 Internet Readings Sites–Spring 2011

Topic One - Introduction

www.longisland.com – general information site
http://www.discoverlongisland.com/ Long Island Convention and Visitors Bureau
www.co.suffolk.ny.us - Suffolk County web site
www.nassaucountyny.gov – Nassau county web site

Topic Two – Map Reading and Interpretation NONE

Topic Three – Physical Geography

Water Resources

http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/207.html - Oceans and estuaries
http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/28923.html - Coastal Management
http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/48375.html - Atlantic Ocean/Long Island Sound Watershed fact sheet and links
http://longislandsoundstudy.net/ - Long Island Sound Study
http://gis.co.suffolk.ny.us/website/flood/viewer.htm -Suffolk County flood zones
http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/OEM/index.html -Nassau County flood maps
http://www.nassaunyfloodmap.com - flood information portal
http://www.rampp-team.com/documents/Suffolk_Co_Outreach_Pamphlet.pdf -Suffolk Co
http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/ready/hurricane_guide.shtml - NYC hurricane guide and evacuation map

Topic Four – History and Settlement

http://www.linsha.org/ -Long Island North Shore Heritage Area
http://www.historiclongisland.com/ - Long Island Gold Coast Mansions
http://levittownhistoricalsociety.org/history.htm - history of Levittown, NY
http://www.nysparks.state.ny.us/regions/long-island/default.aspx - NY state parks in the Long Island Region
http://www.cradleofaviation.org/index.html - Cradle of Aviation Museum

Topic Five – Population and Society

http://www.shinnecocknation.com/history.asp Shinnecock Indian nation
http://www.longislandindex.org/ - social statistics and maps for LI
http://www.longislandindex.org/Treasure-Map-January-2009.475.0.html -topical maps
http://levittownhistoricalsociety.org/history.htm - history of Levittown
http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/pio/annualreport/crime-in-ny-2009.pdf - NYS crime report by county
http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/55586#map – community statistics
http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/crimnet/ojsa/stats.htm -NYS crime statistics
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/17/nyregion/ever-farther-from-queens.html?scp=2&sq=ethnic+concentrations+on+Long+Island&st=nyt&pagewanted=print – NYTimes article (2002) on LI ethnic groups
http://www.cwpost.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/exhibits/census/li.htm _-Index to Long Island census info
http://www.cwpost.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/nassau.htm - Nassau Co.
http://www.cwpost.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/suffolk.htm - Suffolk Co.
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPGeoSearchByListServlet?ds_name=ACS_200_5YR_G00_&_lang=en&_ts=320163462287 – American Fact Finder (select state then county in the drop down)
http://www.hagedornfoundation.org/- home page of the Hagedorn Foundation, a social equity organization on LI
http://www.cdc.gov/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.citymelt.com/county/New-York/Suffolk+County-NY.html – analysis of Suffolk Co from CityMelt.com
http://www.citymelt.com/county/New-York/Nassau+County-NY.html – analysis of Nassau Co from CityMelt.com

Topic Six – Economy and Development

http://www.labor.ny.gov/stats/lon/poptrend.asp Labor statistics
http://www.fiscalpolicy.org/ - Fiscal Policy Institute home page
http://lipower.org/pdfs/company/pubs/popsurvey/popsurvey09.pdf Long Island Power Survey
http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Online_Highlights/County_Profiles/New_York/cp99036.pdf - NYS Agric Summary
http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Online_Highlights/County_Profiles/New_York/cp36103.pdf - Suffolk Co. Agric Summary
http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Online_Highlights/County_Profiles/New_York/cp36059.pdf -Nassau Co. Agric Summary

Topic Seven – Environment

http://www.buildingfutures.org.uk/assets/downloads/Facing_Up_To_Rising_Sea_Levels.pdf Sea Level Rise scenario for Britain
http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/47990.html - The 2009 NYS Open Space Conservation Plan
http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7312.html - Breeding Bird Atlas home page
http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/administration_pdf/0810whalesofny.pdf - NYS Conservationist article on whales
http://www.co.suffolk.ny.us/upload/planning/pdfs2/rdf/2009/main_report.pdf - Suffolk County report on duck farms

http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/upload/planning/pdfs2/rdf/2009/appa.pdf - AppendixA
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/upload/planning/pdfs2/rdf/2009/appb.pdf - AppendixB
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/upload/planning/pdfs2/rdf/2009/appc.pdf - AppendixC
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/upload/planning/pdfs2/rdf/2009/appd.pdf - AppendixD

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E2DC1338F937A35754C0A9629C8B63&fta=y – NYTimes article on duck waste.
http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/36748.html - Atlantic Ocean/Long Island Sound water quality report
http://www.estuary.cog.ny.us/index.html - NYS Great South Bay (South Shore Estuary) home page
http://library.fws.gov/pubs5/web_link/text/gsb_form.htm Federal study of Great South Bay habitats
http://www.loving-long-island.com/great-south-bay.html - general info
http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/newyork/explore/LI-Great-South-Bay-Shellfish-Restoration.xml - Shellfish restoration article
http://epa.gov/climatechange/effects/coastal/pdfs/CCSP_appendix1_sectionA.pdf - EPA report on Great South Bay

Topic Eight – Planning

www.longisland2035.org/ - NYMTC vision for Long Island
www.longislandindexmaps.org/ -RPA mapping site
http://www.rpa.org/pdf/LIProfile.pdf RPA LI Profile
http://www.rpa.org/pdf/LongIslandVisioning.pdf - Development Projections
http://www.lirpc.org/3.2010-12-02_LI2035StrategiesReport.pdf - Planning Report from Long Island regional planning council
http://www.longislandindex.org/ social statistics and maps of LI
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/departments/planning/Publications%20and%20Information.aspx?print=1 – Suffolk County Planning Dept