Landscapes & NYS Landscape Regions

New York's Tug Hill landscape region is classified as a plateau because this region has a high elevation with nearly horizontal layers of bedrock

• high elevation with distorted bedrock

• low elevation with distorted bedrock

• low elevation with nearly horizontal layers of

  bedrock

• high elevation with nearly horizontal layers of

  bedrock

The block diagram represents the underlying bedrock structure of a landscape region.

Which diagram represents the most likely stream drainage pattern on the surface of this landscape?

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Which cross section best represents a plateau landscape region?

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The diagram below shows two landscapes, A and B.

The difference in appearance of these two landscapes was caused mainly by a difference in the

• Rock type

• Rock structure

• Amount of uplift

• Climate

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

• Hudson Highlands

• the Catskills

• Manhattan Prong

• Taconic Mountains

Which characteristics identify mountain landscape regions?

• steep slopes with deformed bedrock

• steep slopes with horizontal bedrock

• gentle slopes with deformed bedrock

• gentle slopes with horizontal bedrock

The map below shows a stream drainage pattern where the streams radiate outward from the center.

Which landscape feature would produce this stream drainage pattern?

• steep cliff

• volcanic mountain

• flat plain

• glacial kettle lake

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

• bedrock structure and climate variations

• rate of erosion and fossils in the bedrock

• bedrock age and weathering rates

• rate of deposition and thickness of the bedrock

Which two cities are located in the Interior Lowlands?

• Riverhead and New York City

• Elmira and Binghamton

• Buffalo and Watertown

• Massena and Old Forge

Which two types of rock are most commonly found as outcrops in New York State's Newark Lowlands landscape region?

• rock salt and gypsum

• limestone and granite

• conglomerate and sandstone

• gneiss and quartzite