NAME DATE Worksheet 50: Landscape II (ESRT) STRIVE FOR 85!!!!

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NAME DATE Worksheet 50: Landscape II (ESRT) STRIVE FOR 85!!!!
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Worksheet 50: Landscape II (ESRT)
1. What do Plattsburgh and Massena, New York,
have in common?
A) They are located in the same landscape
region.
B) They have the same longitude.
C) They have the same latitude.
D) Their surface bedrock formed during the
same geologic time period.
6. The cross section below shows sedimentary
bedrock layers A, B, C, and D exposed at
Earth's surface.
2. New York State's generalized landscape regions
are identified primarily on the basis of
elevation and
A)
B)
C)
D)
bedrock structure
geologic age
latitude
climate zones
3. The landscape of northeastern New York State
was formed mainly by
A) erosion of Devonian sedimentary bedrock
by rivers
B) changes in the water level of Lake Ontario
C) faulting and volcanic activity
D) mountain building and glacial erosion
Which layer appears to be the least resistant to
weathering?
A) B
B) C
C) D
D) A
7. The diagram below shows a cross section of a
portion of Earth's crust.
4. The surface bedrock of the Tug Hill Plateau
landscape region is mostly composed of
A)
B)
C)
D)
metamorphic rock of Precambrian age
sediments of Tertiary age
sedimentary rock of Ordovician age
igneous rock of Silurian age
The hills of this area were formed primarily by
A) stream erosion B) volcanic activity
C) bedrock folding D) bedrock faulting
5. The location 44º N latitude and 74º30' W
longitude is found in which New York State
landscape region?
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A)
B)
C)
D)
8. Which two cities are located in the Interior
Lowlands?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Hudson-Mohawk Lowlands
the Catskills
Adirondack Mountains
St. Lawrence Lowlands
FOR
Massena and Old Forge
Elmira and Binghamton
Buffalo and Watertown
Riverhead and New York City
85!!!!
9. The Catskills landscape region is classified as a
plateau because it has
STRIVE
10. The photograph below shows index fossil
shells found in bedrock in NewYork State.
A) low elevations and mostly faulted or folded
bedrock
B) high elevations and mostly faulted or
folded bedrock
C) low elevations and mostly horizontal
bedrock
D) high elevations and mostly horizontal
bedrock
These index fossil shells were most likely
found in the surface bedrock of which
landscape region?
A)
B)
C)
D)
FOR
Tug Hill Plateau
the Catskills
St. Lawrence Lowlands
Adirondack Mountains
85!!!!

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