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How does elevation generally change across New Jersey toward the Atlantic coast?

It drops below sea level across the entire state
It tends to decrease from northwest to southeast
It stays the same throughout the state
It increases everywhere toward the coast

It drops below sea level across the entire state
It tends to decrease from northwest to southeast
It stays the same throughout the state
It increases everywhere toward the coast

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New Jersey generally changes from higher elevations in the northwest to lower coastal land in the southeast.

This is a broad pattern rather than a rule for every hill. Northwestern ridges generally rise higher than New Jersey's Atlantic beaches and coastal plains.

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