Landscape Development

The accompanying maps represent three different stream drainage patterns. Which statement is generally true of these three drainage patterns?

• All are controlled by underlying bedrock structure.

• All are in the old-age stage of stream development.

• All are located in semiarid regions.

• All are located in areas where deposition is greater than erosion.

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Which New York State river has its source beginning in Pennsylvania?

• St. Lawrence River

• Genesee River

• Mohawk River

• Hudson River

The accompanying diagram shows the surface features and rock structure of a section of Earth's crust. Which stream pattern would most likely form on this landscape?

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Which New York State River flows generally southward?

• St. Lawrence River

• Niagara River

• Genesee River

• Hudson River

The map shows a stream drainage pattern. Arrows show the direction of stream flow. On which landscape region did this drainage pattern most likely develop?

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The map shows the locations of major watersheds in New York State. Letters A through K represent individual watersheds. In which major watershed is the Susquehanna River located?

• F

• H

• I

• J

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Which New York State landscape region is composed mainly of metamorphosed surface bedrock?

• Taconic Mountains

• Allegheny Plateau

• Atlantic Coastal Plain

• Erie-Ontario Lowlands

Which New York State landscape region is located at 42°N 75°W?

• Erie-Ontario Lowlands

• the Catskills

• Hudson-Mohawk Lowlands

• Tug Hill Plateau

The Erie-Ontario Lowlands are a part of which larger landscape region?

• Interior Lowlands

• St. Lawrence Lowlands

• Allegheny Plateau

• Appalachian Plateau

The map provided shows the watershed regions of New York State. On which type of landscape region are both the Susquehanna-Chesapeake and the Delaware watersheds located?

• Plains

• Plateau

• Mountains

• Lowland

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