Landscapes and Geo History Review

The photograph shows a steep-sided rock formation that is over 100 meters high. This landscape feature is located in an arid region.

What would happen to this landscape feature if the climate became more humid?

• less weathering and erosion, producing a

  more rounded landscape feature

• less weathering and erosion, producing a

  more angular landscape feature

• more weathering and erosion, producing a

  more rounded landscape feature

• more weathering and erosion, producing a

  more angular landscape feature

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

• climate variations

• bedrock structure

• vegetation type

• bedrock age

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

• bedrock age and weathering rates

• bedrock structure and climate variations

• rate of deposition and thickness of the bedrock

• rate of erosion and fossils in the bedrock

Landscapes are determined by 

their underlying ​ (a)   structure and the type of ​ (b)  

(temperature and precipitation) that eventually shapes the landscape.

Landscapes found in an ​ (c)  

climate are characterized by having steep angular features while landscapes 

found in a ​ (d)   climate are characterized by having more rounded features with gentle slopes.

• bedrock
• climate
• arid
• humid

Bedrock Geology of New York State to bedrock types associated with landscapes. 

NY is characterized by having 3 main types of landscapes.  

​ (a)   which have high elevations and tilted, folded or faulted bedrock.

​ (b)   which have high elevations and 

​ (c)  

bedrock.  ​ (d)   which have ​ (e)   elevations and horizontal bedrock.

• Mountains
• Plateaus
• horizontal
• Plains
• low

Which chart best describes the landscape category and the general bedrock structure, type, and composition of New York State’s Catskills?

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Which types of surface bedrock are most likely found near Jamestown, New York?

•  slate and marble

• quartzite and granite

• shale and sandstone

• schist and gneiss

 New York State bedrock of which age contains salt, gypsum, and hematite?

•  Cambrian

• Devonian

• Mississippian

• Silurian

In New York State, the Marcellus shale is generally found in which type of landscape region?

• plain

• plateau

• mountains

• lowlands

In which landscape region are New York State’s Finger Lakes primarily located?

• Adirondack Mountains

• Allegheny Plateau

• Atlantic Coastal Plain

• Erie-Ontario Lowlands