Geol 104 Geology of National Parks Lecture 15: The Appalachians ...

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Geol 104 Geology of National Parks Lecture 15: The Appalachians; Smokey Mountains and Acadia 3/5/05 Dr. Stewart 1 I. Physiography of Appalachian Mountains A. Introduction 1. These mountains extend from NE Canada to Georgia 2. They are the remains of a deeply eroded, ancient mountain chain once larger than the Himalayans B. Parts of the Appalachians (From E to W): 1. Coastal Plain (not strictly part of Appalachian) a.

• current ice age
• national park a. geography
• part of appalachian
• rifting of rodinia
• orogeny sutures laurentia to the supercontinent rodinia
• appalachian mountain building
• appalachian mountain-building
• laurentia
• appalachian mountains
• metamorphic rocks
• ice