Ny Landscapes

On which landscape region did this drainage pattern most likely develop?

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Which New York State landscape region is located at 42^o N, 75^o W?

• Erie-Ontario Lowlands

• Hudson-Mohawk Lowlands

• The Catskills

• Tug Hill Plateau

Which two locations are in the same New York state landscape region?

• Albany and Old Forge

• Massena and Mt. Marcy

• Binghamton and New York City

• Jamestown and Ithaca

Landscapes with horizontal bedrock structure, steep slopes, and high elevations are classified as

• plateau regions

• plain regions

• lowland regions

• mountain regions

In which New York State landscape region is Albany located?

• Catskills

• Taconic Mountains

• Hudson-Mohawk Lowlands

• Chaplain Lowlands

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

• Taconic Mountians

• Allegheny Plateau

• Atlantic Coastal Plain

• Erie-Ontario Lowlands

Which stream pattern would most likely form on this landscape region?

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Which statement is generally true of these three drainage patterns?

• All are controlled by underlying bedrock structure.

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

• All are located in semiarid regions.

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

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The Catskills are commonly called mountains, but are actually part of the Allegheny Plateau. The Catskills are classified as a plateau because of their

• low elevation

• bedrock structure

• bedrock age

• high degree of metamorphism

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Which landscape region is a flat plain consisting mainly of unsorted clays, gravels, sands, scratched pebbles, boulders, and cobbles?

• The Manhattan Prong

• The Adirondacks

• The Catskills

• Long Island