1. Use page 2- Generalized Landscape Regions of New York State Use page 3- Generalized Bedrock Geology of New York State

6. 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!

7. 2. In what landscape region are they located?

8. 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: Blue

9. 2. Atlantic Costal Plain Cretaceous, Pleistocene Sedimentary, (Sediments) Gravels, Sands, Clays Lowland

10. 3. Hudson Highlands Middle Proterozoic MetamorphicGneiss, Quartzite, and Marble. Highland

11. 4. Taconic Mountains Taconic Sequence Sedimentary & Metamorphic Sandstones Shales, & Slates Highland

12. 5. Hudson- Mohawk Lowlands OrdovicianSedimentaryLimestones, Shales, sadstones, and dollostones Lowland

13. 6. Catskills DevonianSedimentaryLimestones, shales, sandstones, conglomerates. Dissected Plateau (middle elevation)

14. 7. Allegheny Plateau Devonian Sedimentary Limestones, shales, sandstones, conglomerates. Plateau (middle elevation)

15. 8. Erie- Ontario Lowland (Plains) SilurianSedimentaryLimestones, shales, sandstones, conglomerates (Salt, gypsum, hematite) Lowland

16. 9. Tug Hill Plateau OrdovicianSedimentaryLimestones, shales, sandstones, dollostones Plateau

17. 10. Adirondack Mountains Middle Proterozoic Metamorphic Gneiss, quartzite, and marble Anorthositic rocks Highland

18. 11. Champlain Lowlands Ordovici an SedimentaryLimestones, shales, sandstones, dollostones Lowlands

19. 12. St. Lawrence Lowlands Ordovi cian SedimentaryLimestones, shales, sandstones, dollostones Lowlands