Landscapes Review

According to the ESRT,
the Catskills
are part of which type of landscape region?

• plateau
• coastal lowland
• mountain
• plain

If the climate at this location becomes more humid, what change will likely occur?

• The elevation of the entire region will increase.

• The limestone will stop dissolving.

• The rate of wind erosion will increase.

• The landscape features will become more rounded.

plain

• horizontal sedimentary rock

• vertical sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

plateau

• uplifted horizontal sedimentary rock

• vertical sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

mountain

• uplifted horizontal sedimentary rock

• vertical sedimentary rock

• igneous rock, metamorphic rock and folded and/or faulted sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

dendritic drainage pattern

• plain

• mountain

• ridge and valley

trellis drainage pattern

• plain

• mountain

• ridge and valley

radial drainage pattern

• plain

• mountain or volcano

• ridge and valley

annular drainage pattern

• plain

• eroded mountain or volcano

• ridge and valley

The Catskills of New York State are best described as a plateau, while the Adirondacks are best described as mountains. Which factor is responsible for the difference in landscape classification of these two regions?

• climate variations
• bedrock structure
• vegetation type
• bedrock age