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New York City vs. San Franciso BayHow does the regional geology compare? |
(Dinner table conversation in Woody Allen's1987 film - Radio Days.)
So how do the two regions compare?
| So, both regions are connected by Interstate 80 and share similar latitudes on opposite sides of the country. So what else? |
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| San Francisco Bay Region | Greater New York City Region | |
| Population size | ~ 12,000,000 | ~25,000,000 |
| Sports rivalries | San Francisco Giants vs. Oakland "A"s |
New York Yankees vs. New York Mets |
| Oceans | Pacific Ocean is "cold" |
Atlantic Ocean is "warm" Hosts Hudson Canyon offshore sandy beach coastlines |
| Geologic Setting | "Active" plate tectonic margin | "Passive" continental margin |
| Mountain Ranges | Coast Ranges are "young" formed in last 4-5 million years (Late Cenozoic Era) |
Appalachian Mountains are "old" |
| Glaciation | Never experienced glaciation periods | Nearly completely covered by |
| Water | not enough... |
not enough... Most water imported from Catskill Mountains region |
| Bedrock Geology | Mix of Mesozoic age metamorphic and igneous basement rocks locally covered by Tertiary sedimentary rocks |
Mix of Paleozoic age metamorphic and igneous basement rocks locally covered by Mesozoic and Tertiary sedimentary rocks |
| Fault Systems | Lots of faults, many are active earthquake faults | Lots of faults, most are old and inactive |
| Major Hazards | Fire, Earthquakes, Floods | Fire, Floods, Hurricanes |
| Selected sources | Rocks and Geology of the San Francisco Bay Region Where's the San Andreas Fault? |
Geology of the New York City Region |
11/25/2012