use page 2- generalized landscape regions of new york state use page 3- generalized bedrock geology...
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Use page 2- Generalized Landscape Regions of
New York State
Use page 3- Generalized Bedrock Geology of
New York State
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!
2. In what landscape region are they located?
3. In what landscape region do you live?
4. Where is the HEAD of the Hudson River located?
5. Where is the Mouth of the Hudson River located?
Location Latitude Longitude Landscape Region
Niagara Falls
Rochester
Mt. Marcy
Massena
Ithaca
43˚ 10’ N 79˚ W Erie-Ontario Lowlands
43˚ 10’ N 77˚ 40’ W Erie-Ontario Lowlands
Adirondack Mountains
St. Lawrence Lowlands
Allegheny Plateau
44˚ 5’ N 73˚ 55’ W
44˚ 55’ N 74˚ 55’ W
42˚ 25’ N 76˚ 30’ W
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
8. Based on the landscape ( and therefore elevation), which direction is the Genesee River flowing?
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?
10. Based on the Bedrock map, what rock TYPE (not name) is the most abundant in NY?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
11. Do you think that this is true for most of the world? Explain why or why not?
Sedimentary rocks found as a veneer covering due to Weathering & Erosion
Granite makes up most of the continental rocks
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
2. Atlantic Costal Plain
Cretaceous, Pleistocene
Sedimentary,
(Sediments)
Gravels, Sands, Clays
Lowland
3. Hudson Highlands
Middle Proterozoic
Metamorphic Gneiss, Quartzite, and Marble.
Highland
4. Taconic Mountains
Taconic Sequence
Sedimentary
&
Metamorphic
Sandstones Shales, & Slates
Highland
5. Hudson-Mohawk
Lowlands
Ordovician Sedimentary Limestones,
Shales, sadstones, and dollostones
Lowland
6. Catskills
Devonian Sedimentary Limestones, shales, sandstones, conglomerates.
Dissected Plateau
(middle elevation)
7. Allegheny Plateau
Devonian Sedimentary Limestones, shales, sandstones, conglomerates.
Plateau
(middle elevation)
8. Erie-Ontario Lowland
(Plains)
Silurian Sedimentary Limestones, shales, sandstones, conglomerates
(Salt, gypsum, hematite)
Lowland
9. Tug Hill Plateau
Ordovician Sedimentary Limestones, shales, sandstones, dollostones
Plateau
10. Adirondack Mountains
Middle Proterozoic
Metamorphic Gneiss, quartzite, and marble
Anorthositic rocks
Highland
11. Champlain Lowlands
Ordovician
Sedimentary Limestones, shales, sandstones, dollostones
Lowlands
12. St. Lawrence Lowlands
Ordovician
Sedimentary Limestones, shales, sandstones, dollostones
Lowlands