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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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 Blue
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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