Influencing+Cultures

**Example:**
Examining the map of New York, a state that covers a large amount of area, provides an example of this influence. The cuisine of NYC, one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world,and Long Island, located on an island near the Atlantic Ocean //(Bottom right corner of the map, locate the Long Island sound on the map)// varies greatly from the cuisine of those in Upstate New York //(Locate Ontario, Cananda in the top middle of the map - notice how few roads and towns exist north of this town)//, which borders the Canada and the New England region.

These regions cuisine both vary greatly from the Buffalo area //(Locate Niagra Falls on the map)//, the home of the world famous Buffalo Wings, located along the Canadian border.


 * Activity -** See if you can locate "Stamford Conneticut" (bottom right of the map, near the Long Island Sound). I went to Nyack College, about half an hour away from Stamford, about 30 miles of New York City. Nyack College is only 3.5 hours from here, but it was major culture shock for me after living in Lancaster County my whole life.

My friends had never heard of whoopie pies or chicken pot pie and they made fun of the way I said things....ask me for an example of all the funny things we say here I never realized until I lived in NY.



- Many Germans settled in the region seeking religious freedom. The religious traditions of these people, along with their "Pennsylvania Dutch" food dishes still greatly influence the area.

 * Land**