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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which New York State landscape region is mostly composed of horizontal sedimentary bedrock at high elevations?
A
Hudson Highlands
B
Allegheny Plateau
C
Taconic Mountains
D
Atlantic Coastal Plain
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Expert-Verified Answer. Explanation: Allegheny plateau is a mountainous region that makes up the northern part of the United States of America, the following states are located on the Allegheny plateau New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio, it is made up of HORIZONTAL SEDIMENTARY BEDROCK at elevated lands.

Detailed explanation-2: -The highest elevation in New York is Mount Marcy of the Adirondack Mountains.

Detailed explanation-3: -ST. LAWRENCE-CHAMPLAIN LOWLANDS – This plain is composed generally of horizontal sedimentary rocks of lower resistance than rocks of surrounding regions, and therefore has lower elevations.

Detailed explanation-4: -– The Adirondacks have intensely metamorphosed bedrock.

Detailed explanation-5: -Which to New York state landscape regions have surface bedrock that formed about 1000 million years ago? That’s in Highlands and Adirondack mountains.

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