New York State Landscapes

Which condition is a characteristic of a landscape region in dynamic equilibrium?

• a balance between uplifting and erosion

• a balance between weathering and erosion

• more erosion than uplifting

• more uplifting than weathering

Which two landscape regions in New York State have the oldest surface bedrock?

• Allegheny Plateau and Newark Lowlands

• Tug Hill Plateau and Erie-Ontario Lowlands

• Taconic Mountains and the Catskills

• Adirondack Mountains and Hudson Highlands

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which evidence could be used to help classify a landscape region as a plateau?

• rounded peaks

• trellis drainage pattern

• V-shaped river valleys

• Horizontal rock structure

In which New York State landscape region is most of the surface bedrock composed of metamorphic rock?

• Adirondacks

• Catskills

• Erie-Ontario Lowlands

• Newark Lowlands

Which river is located within the Hudson-Mohawk lowlands?

• Delaware River

• Susquehanna River

• Mohawk River

• Genesee River

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

• Gneiss and Quartzite

• Sandstone and conglomerate

The well-defined boundaries of New York State’s several distinct landscape regions are based on

• differences in bedrock composition and structure

• extreme differences in climate

• varieties of vegetation

• rate of sedimentation and deposition

The Catskills are classified as what landscape region?

• Mountains

• Plateau

• Lowland

• Plain

Which New York State landscape region contains mainly limestones, shales, sandstone, and conglomerates from the Devonian.

• The Catskills

• Erie-Ontario Lowlands

• Allegheny Plateau

• Adirondack Mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The generalized landscape regions of New York State are classified according to

• bedrock structure and elevation

• bedrock type and index fossils

• latitude and longitude

• climate and topography