Landscapes and Drainage

Which drainage pattern is seen on mountain tops or volcanoes with uniform composition.

Example: Rim of the Adirondacks

• Annular drainage

• Trellis or Rectangular drainage

• Dendritic drainage

• Radial drainage

Which drainage pattern develops in areas with bedrock tilted or folded into ridges.

Example: Central Adirondack Mountains

• Annular drainage

• Trellis or Rectangular drainage

• Dendritic drainage

• Radial drainage

Which drainage pattern forms on a dome with layers of different compositions which erode at different rates.

Examples: Esopus Creek, NY and Black Hills, SD

• Annular drainage

• Trellis or Rectangular drainage

• Dendritic drainage

• Radial drainage

Which Drainage pattern looks like a tree and is found on flat strata of uniform bedrock.

Example: Appalachian Plateau

• Annular drainage

• Trellis or Rectangular drainage

• Dendritic drainage

• Radial drainage

Which is not a factors that determines a landscape's characteristics

• climate of the region

• ecology of a region

• structure of the bedrock

• rate of weathering and erosion

• tectonic activity in the region

What do we call the part of Earth's surface with characteristics that distinguish it from other areas?

Such as rock structure, elevation, degree of slope, and stream drainage pattern

• Drainage Basin

• Landscape Region

• Watershed

• Climate Landscape

A Watershed or Drainage Basin can best be described as....

• The headwaters of a river near the source

• The total area drained by a river and its tributaries into one body of water

• The area that separates two drainage basins or watersheds

• The segment of a tributary that flows into a river

Which stream drainage pattern would most likely develop on the surface of a volcano?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which underlying bedrock structure would most likely produced this stream drainage pattern?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which stream drainage pattern would most likely develop on level terrain with loose, unconsolidated sediments?

• A

• B

• C

• D