PPT-When I was Young and in the Mountains

Cynthia Rylant This is a story of a small girl and her family and the life they live in the mountains Cynthia Rylant is from the mountains in West Virginia She wrote this story to share her love of her childhood mountain days. - To be able to explain how mountains are formed . Plate Tectonics . The Earth's surface is made up of a series of large plates (like pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle) called tectonic plates. . These plates are in constant motion travelling at a few centimetres per year. This is called continental drift.. By Andrew Chinn . Over, over the mountains, . over the valleys and on to the sea . I’ll sing to our God of the . North and the South . Sing to our God of the . West and the East . God of creation, oh let my heart sing . By. : N. . Walker. Information. The Appalachian Mountains, often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in eastern North America. .. Elevation: . 6,683. ' (2,037 m. ). Area: . 737,000 . Mountains. A . mountain. is an area of land that rises steeply from the land around it. . Most mountains belong to . ranges. , and ranges that are close together make up . belts. . . Most mountain belts are located along plate boundaries. . Kim . Gloersen. . One mountain said to the other across the rift "Hey, it's not my fault!". Plate Movements. 30 Ma. , . s. ubductive. tectonic movements occurred between the . Farallon. , North American, and Pacific plates.. The 4 regions of Texas are:. Coastal Plains. North Central Plains. Mountains. and Basins. Great. Plains. History of Texas. Landforms found in the Mountains and Basins:. Canyons. Valleys. Mountains. 'Tis. of a brave young highwayman, this story I will tell.. His name was Willie Brennan and in Ireland he did dwell.. It was on the . Kilwood. Mountain he commenced his wild career.. And many a wealthy nobleman before him shook with fear.. Click here to begin!. Click here for instructions. . Instructions. Read each question carefully.. Click the choice that you think best answers the question.. Correct answers are worth 5 points.. Incorrect answers result in a deduction of 5 points.. Kim . Gloersen. . One mountain said to the other across the rift "Hey, it's not my fault!". Plate Movements. 30 Ma. , . s. ubductive. tectonic movements occurred between the . Farallon. , North American, and Pacific plates.. Where do mountains form?. Most mountains form along plate boundaries.. Plates collide and cause the land and crust to be pushed up forming mountains.. The plates can continue to push together and the mountains can grow. An example of this is the Himalayas.. Objectives:. Identify three types of mountains.. Describe how they are formed.. Key Terms. folded mountain. : mountain formed by the folding of rock layers. dome mountain. : mountain formed when upfolds in rocks create a rounded structure that looks like a bowl turned upside down. was Mohawk The road supply and Tanks extending U 8 QEOLOQICAL SURVEYBULLETIN 620 PLATE VLEGENDSEDIMENTARY ROCKSGold-bearing veins and brecciated zones in andesite MineX Shallow halex0000l Tunnel Sh -place Since time immemorial in the mountains man meets man and through man meets God Mountains are my homelandDear guest my name is Renzo Turriand m here to contact you and welcome you to mi site u Esme. Fold mountains form over millions of years, as layers of the Earth's crust fold on top of each other. Millions of years ago, the North American tectonic plate and the Eurasian tectonic plate folded into each other, forming the Appalachian Mountains as shown in the picture. .