Landscape Regions of NY
Landscape regions are categorized by:
Bedrock structure
 Elevation
 Stream patterns

Division between landscape regions
Bodies of water
 Mountains
 Other natural boundaries

Mountains

High elevation,
High Relief

Mountaneous regions
are sometimes called
highlands.
Plateau

Medium to high
elevation, high to low
relief

Flat Top

Steep or gentle cliffs
Deeply eroded plateau –
flat top, steep valley
Grand Canyon plateau – rim
elevation is 4000 - 7000 ft.
Allegheny Plateau – why is it
rounded?
Plains or Lowlands
Low elevation, low
relief
 Gently rolling hills

Climates affect landscape
development

Humid-lots of
precipitation and
vegetations, well
rounded hills

Arid – dry, little
vegetation, large
canyons
Identify the landform…
In which two present-day New York State
landscape regions is the most Precambian bedrock
likely to be exposed on the land surface?