Earth Science Reference Table Landscape

. According to the Earth Science Reference Tables, the Catskills are part of which landscape region?

• coastal lowland

• mountain

• plateau

• plain

The major landscape regions of the United States are identified chiefly on the basis of

• similar surface characteristics

• similar climatic conditions

• nearness to continental boundaries

• nearness to major mountain regions

Landscape regions are generally determined by

• amount of yearly precipitation

• method of surface sediment deposition

• underlying rock structure and elevation

• amount of stream discharge and direction of flow

Which major landscape region covers the greatest surface area in New York State?

• Atlantic Coastal Plains

• St. Lawrence Lowlands

• Adirondack Mountains

• Tug Hill Plateau

According to the Earth Science Reference Tables, which landscape region separates the Adirondack Mountains from the Catskills?

• Champlain Lowlands

• Hudson-Mohawk Lowlands

• Taconic Mountains

• Tug Hill Plateau

The Adirondack Mountains landscape region was formed primarily by

• changes in the water levels of the Great Lakes

• mountain building and erosion

• wind erosion in an arid climate

• erosion by the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers

In which New York State landscape region is Niagara Falls located? [Refer to the Earth Science Reference Tables.]

• Erie-Ontario Lowlands

• St. Lawrence Lowlands

• Appalachian Plateau

• Tug Hill Plateau

According to the Earth Science Reference Tables, what is the age of the surface bedrock at Niagara Falls, New York?

• Devonian

• Ordovician

• Silurian

• Cambrian

(Use page 3 of ESRT) What is the latitude of Watertown, NY?

• 44^oS

• 44^oN

• 76^oN

• 76^oW

(Use page 3 of ESRT) What is the longitude of Old Forge, NY?

• 75^oW

• 44^oE

• 44^oW

• 75^oN