Plateau
What are plateau's?
Flat elevated landforms
Bedrock is usually what type of rock(s)?
basalt or granite
A low area of land
What are mountains?
High elevations of land mass
What New York State region is Old Forge located in?
Adirondack Mountains
What are the two types of plateaus?
Volcanic and Dissected
What material can bedrock lay under?
Surface material like soil or gravel
How are plains formed?
From Erosional and Depositional processes over tectonic activity
What are mountain composed of?
Metamorphic Rock
What New York State Landmark is located 44° north and 74° west?
Mt. Marcy
What is the difference between Volcanic and Dissected plateaus?
Volcanic is good for cultivation, produced by Volcanic activity. Dissected is highly eroded.
How many feet deep is bedrock?
100-500ft
What are the two types of grasslands?
Prairies and Steppes
How are mountains formed?
converging plate boundaries
The Allegheny Plateau is consisted of what rock(s)?
Limestone, shale, sandstone and conglomerate
What is part of earth's interior was smashed together to form plateaus?
Earths Crust
Where can exposed bedrock be seen?
Some mountain tops, along rocky coastlines, in stone quarries, or on plateaus.
Undisturbed horizontal surfaces of the earth
True or False: Mountains are not conjoined with other mountains; they are always found by themselves
False
In which New York State landscape region is Niagara Falls located in?
Erie-Ontario Lowlands