  We present a study of 323 photometrically variable young stellar objects that
are likely members of the North America and Pelican (NAP) nebulae star forming
region. To do so, we utilize over two years of data in the $g$ and $r$
photometric bands from the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF). We first
investigate periodic variability, finding 46 objects ($\sim$15\% of the sample)
with significant periods that phase well, and can be attributed to stellar
rotation. We then use the quasi-periodicity (Q) and flux asymmetry (M)
variability metrics to assign morphological classifications to the remaining
aperiodic light curves. Another $\sim$39\% of the variable star sample beyond
the periodic sources are also flux-symmetric, but with a quasi-periodic
(moderate $Q$) or stochastic (high $Q$) nature. Concerning flux-asymmetric
sources, our analysis reveals $\sim$14\% bursters (high negative $M$) and
$\sim$29\% dippers (high positive $M$). We also investigate the relationship
between variability slopes in the $g$ vs $g-r$ color-magnitude diagram, and the
light curve morphological classes. Burster-type objects have shallow slopes,
while dipper-type variables tend to have higher slopes that are consistent with
extinction driven variability. Our work is one of the earliest applications of
the $Q$ and $M$ metrics to ground-based data. We therefore contrast the $Q$
values of high-cadence and high-precision space-based data, for which these
metrics were designed, with $Q$ determinations resulting from degraded
space-based lightcurves that have the cadence and photometric precision
characteristic of ground-based data.
