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

4. Climate

6. Middle Proterozoic 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!
Middle Proterozoic

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

8. Atlantic Coastal Plain
3. In what landscape region do you live?
Atlantic Coastal Plain

9. HEAD (start) MOUTH (end)
4. Where is the HEAD of the Hudson River located?
5. Where is the Mouth of the Hudson River located?
HEAD (start)
MOUTH (end)

10. 43˚ 10’ N 79˚ W 43˚ 10’ N 77˚ 40’ W 44˚ 5’ N 73˚ 55’ W 74˚ 55’ W
Location
Latitude
Longitude
Landscape Region
Niagara Falls
Rochester
Mt. Marcy
Massena
Ithaca
43˚ 10’ N
79˚ W
Erie-Ontario Lowlands
43˚ 10’ N
Erie-Ontario Lowlands
77˚ 40’ W
Adirondack Mountains
44˚ 5’ N
73˚ 55’ W
St. Lawrence Lowlands
74˚ 55’ W
44˚ 55’ N
Allegheny Plateau
42˚ 25’ N
76˚ 30’ W

11. 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

12. 8. Based on the landscape ( and therefore elevation), which direction is the Genesee River flowing?
North or
South

13. 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?
North

14. Sedimentary Igneous Metamorphic
10. Based on the Bedrock map, what rock TYPE (not name) is the most abundant in NY?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic

15. Granite makes up most of the continental rocks
11. Do you think that this is true for most of the world? Explain why or why not?
Granite makes up most of the continental rocks
Sedimentary rocks found as a veneer covering due to Weathering & Erosion

16. 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

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

18. 3. Hudson Highlands
Middle Proterozoic
Metamorphic
Gneiss, Quartzite, and Marble.
Highland

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

20. 5. Hudson-Mohawk
Lowlands
Ordovician
Sedimentary
Limestones,
Shales, sadstones, and dollostones
Lowland

21. 6. Catskills
Devonian
Sedimentary
Limestones, shales, sandstones, conglomerates.
Dissected Plateau
(middle elevation)

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

23. 8. Erie-Ontario Lowland
(Plains)
Silurian
Sedimentary
Limestones, shales, sandstones, conglomerates
(Salt, gypsum, hematite)
Lowland

24. 9. Tug Hill Plateau
Ordovician
Sedimentary
Limestones, shales, sandstones, dollostones
Plateau

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

26. 11. Champlain Lowlands
Ordovician
Sedimentary
Limestones, shales, sandstones, dollostones
Lowlands

27. 12. St. Lawrence Lowlands
Ordovician
Sedimentary
Limestones, shales, sandstones, dollostones
Lowlands