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- 1. Multiple Choice
Features such as mountains, plains, and plateaus divide continents into __________.
crustal activity zones
natural resource zones
landscape regions
erosional activity areas
- 2. Multiple Choice
The boundaries of landscape regions are generally well-defined by changes in __________.
vegetation and soil type
stream size and drainage pattern
latitude and longitude
elevation and bedrock structure
- 3. Multiple Choice
Landscapes with horizontal bedrock, gentle slopes, and low elevations are classified as __________.
plateaus
highlands
plains
mountains
- 4. Multiple Choice
Landscapes with horizontal bedrock, steep slopes, and medium elevations are classified as __________.
plateaus
lowlands
plains
mountains
- 5. Multiple Choice
Landscapes with faulted and folded bedrock, high elevations, and steep slopes are classified as __________.
plateaus
lowlands
plains
mountains
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which factor is most influential in changing the landscape of a particular region?
bedrock age
local climate
wind patterns
grain size
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which type of climate produces smooth, rounded surface features?
hot
arid
cold
humid
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which type of climate produces sharp, angular surface features?
hot
arid
cold
humid
- 9. Multiple Choice
Barrier islands develop as a result of __________.
mass movement
streams
wave action
glaciers
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which agent of erosion produces U-shaped valleys and polished bedrock?
rivers
glaciers
wind
oceans
- 11. Multiple Choice
The terminal moraines that formed Long Island were deposited by __________.
rivers
wind
ice
oceans
- 12. Multiple Choice
A tear-drop hill of unsorted glacial sediment is called a __________.
drumlin
kettle
striation
jetty
- 13. Multiple Choice
A buried block of glacial ice can form a __________.
drumlin
kettle lake
striation
breakwater
- 14. Multiple Choice
In which New York State landscape region is Niagara Falls located?
Tug Hill Plateau
St. Lawrence Lowlands
Allegheny Plateau
Erie-Ontario Lowlands
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which city is located in a landscape region that is mostly composed of metamorphic rock?
Old Forge
Elmira
Rochester
Riverhead
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which rock type is found in the Finger Lakes region of New York State?
igneous
sedimentary
regional metamorphic
contact metamorphic
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which city is located in the Allegheny Plateau?
Plattsburgh
Oswego
Elmira
Niagara Falls
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which New York State landscape region is located at 43°30'N, 75°45'W?
Adirondack Mountains
Erie-Ontario Lowlands
St. Lawrence Lowlands
Tug Hill Plateau
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which major landscape region covers the greatest surface area of New York State?
New England Highlands
Grenville Highlands
Interior Lowlands
Appalachian Uplands
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which city is located in the St. Lawrence Lowlands?
Kingston
Massena
Rochester
Albany
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which river begins in the Adirondack Mountains?
St. Lawrence
Niagara
Susquehanna
Hudson
- 22. Multiple Choice
During which period of geologic history was the surface bedrock of the Catskills deposited?
Cambrian
Pleistocene
Devonian
Triassic
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which landscape feature is a flat plain consisting of unsorted clays, gravels, and sands?
The Adirondacks
Long Island
The Catskills
The Taconics
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which two locations are found in the same New York State landscape region?
Old Forge and Utica
Oswego and Watertown
Kingston and Rochester
Plattsburgh and Ithaca
- 25. Multiple Choice
Which type of landscape produces the following stream drainage pattern?
plains
plateaus
mountains
river deltas
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