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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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Who controlled the region between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River?
The United States of America
What are the names of the mountains and subranges in the Appalachian Mountain Range?
Allegheny Mountains, Black Mountain, Blue Ridge Mountains, Poconos Mountains, Catskill Mountains, Great Smokey Mountains, White Mountain and Mt. Mitchell are a few. See Sources and related links for details.
Why have the Appalachian mountains eroded more than the rocky?
The Appalachian mountains are older and composed of softer rocks, like sandstone and shale, which are more susceptible to erosion compared to the rocky mountains, which are younger and made of harder, more resistant rocks like granite and quartzite. Additionally, the Appalachian region receives more precipitation, which accelerates the erosion process.
What mountain range runs through Pennsylvania?
The Blue Mountain and some of The Appalachian Mountains.
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Does Appalachian State have a swim team?
Appalachian State no longer has a varsity swim team, due to lack of funding. However they do have a competitive swim club and they are an official member of the Appalachian Club Sports on campus. They travel all around the country to compete against other collegiate swim clubs and travel to Georgia Tech every year to swim at the East Coast Championships, where over 40 swim clubs attend.
Who are some famous writers from the Appalachian Mountains?
Some famous writers from the Appalachian Mountains include Barbara Kingsolver, Silas House, Ron Rash, and Wendell Berry. These authors often draw inspiration from the region's distinctive culture, landscapes, and people in their works.
Where are the world's oldest mountains?
The Barberton Greenstone Belt in South Africa is estimated at 3.4-3.6 billion years old, and generally regarded as the world's oldest mountains. Their age is indisputedly older than anything in North America (the Appalachians / Blach Hills / Porcupines / Smokies etc) and only Western Australia lays a possible claim. Most geologists accept the Greenstone Belt as being the oldest range on Earth. Some people attempt to dispute the Belt's title by arguing that they are not especially tall mountains. This is a rather absurd attempt. Though they are not especially tall, they are roughly 1000 feet taller than anything in the UK (the Scottish Highlands), taller than the Adirondacks, and at over a mile in height they rise over 4000 feet from the surrounding lowlands. The usual official definition of a mountain ranges from 1000 feet (US) to 2000 feet (UK) - and by all of these this is indisputedly a substantial range. Not tall by world standards - but easily a mountain range. Fossils indicate Bacterial life older than 3 Billion years old in the Range, Gold formed ca 3 Billion years ago, and the range showcases a more complete picture of Earth's geological history than any other Mountain range (indeed many would argue any other region) on Earth.
What are 3 most important economic activities in the Appalachian Mountain in Georgia?
the environment
What is the Khyber Pass plaque?
This was found while searching on A9.com. I uses Khyber Pass Plaque in the search field. "...we found the marble-canopied monument commemorating those British soldiers from the Queens Own Corps of Guides who died in Kabul in 1879. The plaque said that they had "conferred undying honor not only to the regiment to which they belong but on the whole British army." It wasn't the army that tamed the country around Mardan, but the Benton Canal, completed in 1902 and bringing a part of the Swat River under the Malakand Pass and out around Mardan, whose outskirts were green with orchards and yellow with wheat stretching from tree to tree... http://www.khyber.org/places/2005/NorthernPakistanCharacterBeaut.shtml
