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Appalachian Mountains

The Appalachian Mountains are a chain of mountains in the eastern United States. Ask questions about this vast system here.

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If you where in the great plains and you wanted to travel to the Appalachian you would go mostly?

if you were in the great plains and wanted to travel to the Appalachian mountains,you would go mostly-

Are high mountains older or younger than low mountains?

== == A mountain's height may not be a good indicator of age. A better indicator would be the degree of erosion.

What type of tectonic event formed the main structures in the Valley and Ridge Province of the Appalachian Mountains?

Two continental plates slammed into each other. The pressure of these two plates pushing against each other causing the earth to fold. This folding created anticlines and synclines that produces the mountains and valley's associated with folded mountains which the Appalachians.

What mountain is taller than mt Everest a mountain from mars?

Olympus Mons is substantially taller than Mt. Everest by any standard of measurement (height above datum, height above surrounding plains, height above lowest surface point).

What is the longest mountain range in the eastern US?

The longest mountain range in the United States is the Appalachian Mountain range.

Why are mountains jagged?

Mountains are jagged because that is how they are formed. As they get older, erosion will begin to smooth them out so they appear rounder.

What is the Cumberland Gap?

The Cumberland Gap is a pass through the Appalachian Mountains that greatly facilitated migration and trade from the coastal Colonies (later States) inland.

It appears to be a medium sized impact crater from a meteorite impact.

Where are the Quechua Mountains?

Quechua is a Native American language of South America.
Quechua is the official language of Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru.
Quechua is also spoken in Argentina, Chile and Colombia.
Quechua is spoken in the region of the Andes Mountains. There is no record of a mountain by that name.