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What in the World is Kings County?

What in the World is Kings County?. Zaid Ashar, 4 th Grade, Boght Hills. Kings County: Where?. On Long Island in Southern New York Borders Richmond County, Queens County and Manhattan County. Kings County: Terrain. Kings County is suburban in some parts and urban in others.

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What in the World is Kings County?

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  1. What in the World is Kings County? Zaid Ashar, 4th Grade, Boght Hills

  2. Kings County: Where? • On Long Island in Southern New York • Borders Richmond County, Queens County and Manhattan County

  3. Kings County: Terrain • Kings County is suburban in some parts and urban in others. • Here are a few images of the terrain in my county …

  4. Kings County: Rivers and Watersheds • Kings County is in the Atlantic ocean and Long Island Watershed. • The Hudson River runs into Kings County

  5. Kings County: Habitats • The city of Brooklyn is a habitat for pigeons. • The Hudson River is a habitat for bass and other fish.

  6. Kings County: Industries • Important industries in Kings County are transportation and warehousing, health care and social assistance, and finally educational services

  7. Kings County: Water & Soil

  8. Kings County: Energy

  9. Kings County: Waste • Kings County hasdifferent types of waste facilities in Kings County include transfer stations, waste-to-energy stations, recycling facilities, and composting facilities

  10. Climate Smart Communities • I think the definition of a climate smart community is a community that tries to prevent climate change. For example, by getting only local vegetables you are preventing the emission of CO2 coming from the trucks being driven to get the fresh vegetables from outside the city to you

  11. Envirothon in Kings County • The Envirothon is an environmental education program that teaches kids countrywide on how to make the environment better.

  12. Conclusion • A bad energy mix is a problem . They use a lot of nuclear energy for power • They should try using another type of energy like cellulosic biomass energy because they have a high potential for it • They should have fundraisers t0 make money for environmental programs

  13. Thank you! • Any questions? Did you know? The only town in Kings County is Brooklyn!

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