EARTH SCIENCE
OCEANS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Adirondack Mountains
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Allegheny Plateau
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Atlantic Coastal Plain
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Erie-Ontario Lowlands
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is-(2) Allegheny Plateau. All of the eleven Finger Lakes are located on the Allegheny Plateau that cuts across the New York state in a southwest-northeast direction.
Detailed explanation-2: -Geology tells a different story. As the last ice age ended, the final glaciers covering what is now the northern reaches of the United States receded. The incredible grinding pressures of the receding glaciers gouged enormous holes in what is now the Finger Lakes region.
Detailed explanation-3: -Generally two types of air masses impact New York state weather: warm and humid air from the southwest and a cold and dry air from the northwest. Upstate New York has warm summers and long and cold winters with significant snowfall.
Detailed explanation-4: -On June the 21st, the Earth has continued its journey so that the maximum overhead sun is over the Tropic of Cancer (23.5° N), and the Northern Hemisphere experiences its maximum amount of insolation received and summer.
Detailed explanation-5: -Answer. Answer: This belt extends 30° to 35° north and South of the equator.