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Geographic Province and Landscape Regions of NY State

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Long Island is part of which New York State landscape region?

a)

Newark Lowlands

b)

Manhattan Prong

c)

Tug Hill Plateau

d)

Atlantic Coastal Plain

2.

Landscapes with a faulted and folded surface bedrock structure, steep slopes, and high elevations are classified as

a)

mountains

b)

lowlands

c)

plains

d)

plateaus

3.

The only dinosaur fossils found in New York State are tracks found on 210-million-year-old bedrock. Which New York State landscape region were these dinosaur fossils found?

a)

Tug Hill Plateau

b)

Newark Lowlands

c)

Allegheny Plateau

d)

Adirondack Mountains

4.

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

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

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?

a)

climate variations

b)

bedrock structure

c)

vegetation type

d)

bedrock age

6.

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

a)

Adirondack Mountains

b)

Allegheny Plateau

c)

Atlantic Coastal Plain

d)

Erie-Ontario Lowlands

7.

The Adirondacks are classified as mountains because of the high elevation and bedrock that consists mainly of

a)

deformed and intensely metamorphosed rocks

b)

glacial deposits of unconsolidated gravels, sands, and clays

c)

Cambrian and Ordovician quartzites and marbles

d)

horizontal sedimentary rocks of marine origin

8.

Which two New York State landscape regions have surface bedrock that formed about 1000 million years ago?

a)

Hudson Highlands and Adirondack Mountains

b)

Erie-Ontario Lowlands and Atlantic Coastal Plain

c)

Tug Hill Plateau and Allegheny Plateau

d)

Newark Lowlands and Manhattan Prong

9.

During which period in geologic history did the dome-like uplift of Adirondack region begin?

a)

Quaternary

b)

Cretaceous

c)

Triassic

d)

Cambrian

10.

The surface bedrock in the Hudson Highlands consists mostly of:

a)

diabases, dolostones, and granites

b)

slates, siltstones, and basalts

c)

gneisses, quartzites, and marbles

d)

limestones, shales, sandstones, and conglomerates

11.

Which type of surface bedrock is most commonly found in New York State’s Tug Hill Plateau region?

a)

intrusive igneous rock layers

b)

extrusive igneous rock layers

c)

horizontal sedimentary rock layers

d)

faulted metamorphic rock layers

12.

The photograph below shows index fossil shells found in bedrock in New York State. These index fossil shells were most likely found in the surface bedrock of which landscape region?

a)

Adirondack Mountains

b)

the Catskills

c)

Atlantic Coastal Plain

d)

Tug Hill Plateau

13.

Which two locations are found in the same geographic province?

a)

Albany and Old Forge

b)

Elmira and Riverhead

c)

Jamestown and Slide Mountain

d)

Massena and Mount Marcy

14.

The cross section in the picture shows the general bedrock structure of an area containing three different landscape regions, A, B, and C.

Which list correctly identifies the type of landscapes represented by letters A, B, and C?

a)

A = plain, B = plateau, C = mountain

b)

A = mountain, B = plateau, C = plain

c)

A = mountain, B = plain, C = plateau

d)

A = plateau, B = plain, C = mountain

15.

The map in the diagram shows the location of Grenville -age bedrock found in the northeastern United States.

In which New York State landscapes is Grenville-age bedrock exposed at Earth’s surface?

a)

Erie-Ontario Lowlands and Champlain Lowlands

b)

Catskills and Allegheny Plateau

c)

Tug Hill Plateau and Atlantic Coastal Plain

d)

Hudson Highlands and Adirondack Mountains

16.

The map in the diagram shows watershed regions of New York State.

On which type of landscape region are both the Susquehanna-Chesapeake and the Delaware watersheds located?

a)

plain

b)

plateau

c)

mountain

d)

lowland

17.

Which cross section best represents a plateau landscape region?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

18.

The aerial photograph shows an elongated hill near the Finger Lakes formed by deposition in New York State.

The elongated hill is best identified as a

a)

kettle lake

b)

moraine

c)

sand dune

d)

drumlin

19.

The aerial photograph shows small, circular bodies of water surrounded by sediment in an area that was once covered by glaciers.

These bodies are water are known as

a)

Finger Lakes

b)

Kettle Lakes

c)

Drumlins

d)

Outwash Plains

20.

The drawing shows a glacial erratic, a rock that has been moved by a glacier and left on the beach of the north shore of Long Island. This boulder is composed of 1000 million year gneiss.

Which New York State landscape region has a surface bedrock similar in age to this erratic?

a)

Hudson Highlands

b)

Atlantic Coastal Plain

c)

Tug Hill Plaeau

d)

Mohawk River Valley