Landscapes

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Landscapes
Use page 2- Generalized Landscape Regions of New
York State
Use page 3- Generalized Bedrock Geology of New
York State
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Climate
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How old are the oldest rocks in New York
State? (Hint Oldest Rocks are at the bottom of
the bedrock map key younger as you move up!
Middle Proterozoic
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2. In what landscape region are they located?
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3. In what landscape region do you live?
Atlantic Coastal Plain
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4. Where is the HEAD of the Hudson River located?
5. Where is the Mouth of the Hudson River located?
HEAD (start)
MOUTH (end)
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Location Latitude Longitude Landscape Region
Niagara Falls
Rochester
Mt. Marcy
Massena
Ithaca
43 10 N
79 W
Erie-Ontario Lowlands
43 10 N
Erie-Ontario Lowlands
77 40 W
Adirondack Mountains
44 5 N
73 55 W
St. Lawrence Lowlands
74 55 W
44 55 N
Allegheny Plateau
42 25 N
76 30 W
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7. Other than the Hudson, name two rivers that
flow in NY
1. Delaware River 2. Susquehanna, 3. Niagara, 4.
Mohawk, 5. Genesee 6. St. Lawrence River
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8. Based on the landscape ( and therefore
elevation), which direction is the Genesee River
flowing?
North or South
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9. The FINGER LAKES were created after glacial
ice melted as it retreated and was contained in
narrow valleys. These lakes are dammed by natural
sediment deposits located at the downhill end of
the lakes. Which direction would you find these
dam deposits?
North
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10. Based on the Bedrock map, what rock TYPE (not
name) is the most abundant in NY?
Sedimentary Igneous Metamorphic
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11. Do you think that this is true for most of
the world? Explain why or why not?
Granite makes up most of the continental rocks
Sedimentary rocks found as a veneer covering due
to Weathering Erosion
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Landscape Region Name
1. Manhattan Prong
2. Atlantic Coastal Plain
3. Hudson Highlands
4. Taconic Mountains
5. Hudson-Mohawk Lowlands
6. Catskills
7. Allegheny Plateau
8. Erie-Ontario Lowlands (Plains)
9. Tug-Hill Plateau
10. Adirondack Mountains
11. Champlain Lowlands
12. St. Lawrence Lowlands
High Elevation RED Middle Elevation
Yellow Low Elevation Green
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2. Atlantic Costal Plain Cretaceous, Pleistocene Sedimentary, (Sediments) Gravels, Sands, Clays Lowland
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3. Hudson Highlands Middle Proterozoic Metamorphic Gneiss, Quartzite, and Marble. Highland
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4. Taconic Mountains Taconic Sequence Sedimentary Metamorphic Sandstones Shales, Slates Highland
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5. Hudson-Mohawk Lowlands Ordovician Sedimentary Limestones, Shales, sadstones, and dollostones Lowland
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6. Catskills Devonian Sedimentary Limestones, shales, sandstones, conglomerates. Dissected Plateau (middle elevation)
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7. Allegheny Plateau Devonian Sedimentary Limestones, shales, sandstones, conglomerates. Plateau (middle elevation)
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8. Erie-Ontario Lowland (Plains) Silurian Sedimentary Limestones, shales, sandstones, conglomerates (Salt, gypsum, hematite) Lowland
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9. Tug Hill Plateau Ordovician Sedimentary Limestones, shales, sandstones, dollostones Plateau
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10. Adirondack Mountains Middle Proterozoic Metamorphic Gneiss, quartzite, and marble Anorthositic rocks Highland
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11. Champlain Lowlands Ordovician Sedimentary Limestones, shales, sandstones, dollostones Lowlands
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12. St. Lawrence Lowlands Ordovician Sedimentary Limestones, shales, sandstones, dollostones Lowlands