Landscapes & NYS Landscape Regions

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Why is New York's Tug Hill landscape region classified as a plateau?

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High elevation with nearly horizontal layers of bedrock.

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The difference in appearance of two landscapes, A and B, was caused mainly by a difference in: Rock type, Rock structure, Amount of uplift, Climate.

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Climate

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Which New York State landscape region is composed of mostly horizontal sedimentary bedrock and has a high elevation?

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the Catskills

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Which landscape feature would produce a stream drainage pattern where the streams radiate outward from the center?

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volcanic mountain

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Which two factors have the most influence on the development of landscape features?

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bedrock structure and climate variations

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In a region that is being uplifted faster than it is being eroded, hills usually have

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steep slopes and fast-moving streams

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The block diagram below represents the drainage basins of some river systems separated by highland divides, shown with dashed lines. The arrows show the directions of surface-water flow. The three areas separated by highland divides are called

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watersheds

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The surface bedrock of Mt. Marcy, New York, is composed primarily of which rock?

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anorthosite

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Identify the type of landscapes represented by letters A, B, and C in the given cross section.

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A = plateau, B = plain, C = mountain

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What factor is primarily responsible for causing different stream drainage patterns?

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bedrock structure