SSC
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Hudson River
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I.S. 75
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Snow in February
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East River
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Detailed explanation-1: -The current metro area population of New York City in 2023 is 18, 937, 000, a 0.37% increase from 2022. The metro area population of New York City in 2022 was 18, 867, 000, a 0.23% increase from 2021.
Detailed explanation-2: -But it grew quickly, and in 1760 the city (now called New York City; population 18, 000) surpassed Boston to become the second-largest city in the American colonies. Fifty years later, with a population 202, 589, it became the largest city in the Western hemisphere.
Detailed explanation-3: -New York has one of the world’s largest natural harbors. Manhattan is surrounded by the Hudson River to the west and the East River. The land is very flat. Four of the five burroughs are on islands. Brooklyn and Queens are on Long Island. Manhattan and Staten Island are the other two.