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

Use page 2- Generalized Landscape Regions of

New York State

Use page 3- Generalized Bedrock Geology of

New York State

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!

2. In what landscape region are they located?

3. In what landscape region do you live?

4. Where is the HEAD of the Hudson River located?

5. Where is the Mouth of the Hudson River located?

Location Latitude Longitude Landscape Region

Niagara Falls

Rochester

Mt. Marcy

Massena

Ithaca

43˚ 10’ N 79˚ W Erie-Ontario Lowlands

43˚ 10’ N 77˚ 40’ W Erie-Ontario Lowlands

Adirondack Mountains

St. Lawrence Lowlands

Allegheny Plateau

44˚ 5’ N 73˚ 55’ W

44˚ 55’ N 74˚ 55’ W

42˚ 25’ N 76˚ 30’ W

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

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

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?

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

Sedimentary

Igneous

Metamorphic

11. Do you think that this is true for most of the world? Explain why or why not?

Sedimentary rocks found as a veneer covering due to Weathering & Erosion

Granite makes up most of the continental rocks

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

2. Atlantic Costal Plain

Cretaceous, Pleistocene

Sedimentary,

(Sediments)

Gravels, Sands, Clays

Lowland

3. Hudson Highlands

Middle Proterozoic

Metamorphic Gneiss, Quartzite, and Marble.

Highland

4. Taconic Mountains

Taconic Sequence

Sedimentary

&

Metamorphic

Sandstones Shales, & Slates

Highland

5. Hudson-Mohawk

Lowlands

Ordovician Sedimentary Limestones,

Shales, sadstones, and dollostones

Lowland

6. Catskills

Devonian Sedimentary Limestones, shales, sandstones, conglomerates.

Dissected Plateau

(middle elevation)

7. Allegheny Plateau

Devonian Sedimentary Limestones, shales, sandstones, conglomerates.

Plateau

(middle elevation)

8. Erie-Ontario Lowland

(Plains)

Silurian Sedimentary Limestones, shales, sandstones, conglomerates

(Salt, gypsum, hematite)

Lowland

9. Tug Hill Plateau

Ordovician Sedimentary Limestones, shales, sandstones, dollostones

Plateau

10. Adirondack Mountains

Middle Proterozoic

Metamorphic Gneiss, quartzite, and marble

Anorthositic rocks

Highland

11. Champlain Lowlands

Ordovician

Sedimentary Limestones, shales, sandstones, dollostones

Lowlands

12. St. Lawrence Lowlands

Ordovician

Sedimentary Limestones, shales, sandstones, dollostones

Lowlands