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