Throughout New York State CLIMATE is basically the same. BEDROCK GEOLOGY

is the main influence in landscape development.

This is not true over longer distances though….

New York has a humid (moist) environment, with lots of plants.

The roots help to hold the land and soil in place.

New York

hillsides are

rounded because of plants

and their roots.

Deforestation!

Arid (dry) environments have few plants.

No roots to “hold on” to land.

How is the shape of the land different in arid landscapes?

The block diagrams below show two landscape regions labeled A and B.

What is the most probable cause of the difference in surface features between A and B?

(1) A is the result of a humid climate, while B is a dry climate.

(2) A is at a high elevation, while B is located at sea level.

(3) A is a plateau region, while B is a mountainous region.

(4) A is composed of igneous bedrock, while B is composed of sedimentary bedrock.

landscapes

Water on land will “drain” in certain

directions, creating a

drainage basin or “watershed”.

Hudson River Drainage Basin

The shape of the land determines the pattern of drainage in the basin.

Plains - Lowlands

Plateaus - Highlands

The shape of the land determines the pattern of drainage in the basin.

Mountains

The shape of the land determines the pattern of drainage in the basin.

Which New York State landscape

region may drain with this

pattern?

(1) Taconic Mountains (3) Adirondack Mountains

(2) Champlain Lowlands (4) Mississippi Delta lands

(1) Taconic Mountains (3) Allegheny Plateau

(2) Champlain Lowlands (4) Erie-Ontario lowlands

Which New York State landscape

region may drain with this

pattern?