Glaciers and How they formed NYC
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Glaciers & Glacial Features: How did glaciers shape New York City?
They shaped landforms by transporting rocks, scraped and carved the land, forming hills and valleys, and deposited sediment
Glaciers & Glacial Features: What are glacial erratics?
Large boulders transported by glaciers and left behind in new locations
Glaciers & Glacial Features: What are striations?
Scratches on bedrock caused by glacier movement
Glaciers & Glacial Features: What are moraines?
Hills formed from debris deposited by glaciers
NYC Landscapes: What is the landscape like in northern NYC and how was it caused?
Rolling hills and valleys formed by glacial activity
NYC Landscapes: What is the landscape like in southern NYC and how was it caused?
Flat plains formed by sediment deposition from rivers and glaciers
NYC Landscapes: What are the three major landscape features of Brooklyn and Queens?
Northern hills, a flat outwash plain, and southern beaches and dunes
NYC Landscapes: What is an outwash plain?
A flat area formed by sediment deposited by glacial meltwater