Rocky Mountain System

This Project PPT provides an in-depth look at the geological and ecological features of the Rocky Mountain System.

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Your Name……………….Rocky Mountain System

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IntroductionOne of US physiographic divisions.Rock on the Horizon“Rockies”Broad mountain rangeRocky Mountain System

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Geologic EventsSouthern mountains uplifts during thePrecambrian period.Younger ranges of the Rocky Mountainsuplifted during the late Cretaceous period.Series of pulses of uplift over million years.Erosionupturned layers of sedimentaryrocks.

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Geological FeaturesSevere erosions transformedintermountain basins into a relatively flatterrain.Great Plains on the east.Broad basins and plateaus on the west.Mountains form the Continental DivideMountain folds and ranges separated byvalleys.

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Geological FeaturesMountain fold separating rivers draining tothe lakes and oceans.Uplifted and dissected lava sheetscrowned with a few dissected volcanoes.Geysers and Hot springs.
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