Landscape Regions of NY
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Landscape Regions of NYLandscape Regions of NY
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Landscape regions are categorized Landscape regions are categorized by:by:
Bedrock structureBedrock structure ElevationElevation Stream patternsStream patterns
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Division between landscape Division between landscape regionsregions
Bodies of waterBodies of water MountainsMountains Other natural boundariesOther natural boundaries
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MountainsMountains
High elevation, High elevation, High ReliefHigh Relief
Mountaneous Mountaneous regions are regions are sometimes called sometimes called highlands.highlands.
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PlateauPlateau
Medium to high Medium to high elevation, high to elevation, high to low relieflow relief
Flat TopFlat Top
Steep or gentle Steep or gentle cliffscliffs
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Deeply eroded plateau – Deeply eroded plateau – flat top, steep valleyflat top, steep valley
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Grand Canyon plateau – rim Grand Canyon plateau – rim elevation is 4000 - 7000 ft.elevation is 4000 - 7000 ft.
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Allegheny Plateau – why is it Allegheny Plateau – why is it rounded?rounded?
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Plains or LowlandsPlains or Lowlands
Low elevation, low Low elevation, low reliefrelief
Gently rolling hillsGently rolling hills
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Climates affect landscape Climates affect landscape developmentdevelopment
Humid-lots of Humid-lots of precipitation and precipitation and vegetations, well vegetations, well rounded hillsrounded hills
Arid – dry, little Arid – dry, little vegetation, large vegetation, large canyonscanyons
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Identify the landform…Identify the landform…
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In which two present-day New York State landscape regions is the most Precambian bedrock likely to be exposed on the land
surface?