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National Parks formed by Mountain Building Uplift

Mountain Building and Uplift. Mountains usually form in ranges, long but narrow zones.Accumulation of sedimentOrogenesisFolding, thrust faults, meta, intrusionsAdjustmentExtension, block-faulting, uplift many ranges -> mountain belts. Formation of Appalachians. 300 mya collisionErosion180 m

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National Parks formed by Mountain Building Uplift

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    1. National Parks formed by Mountain Building & Uplift Grand Teton National Park Great Smoky National Park

    2. Mountain Building and Uplift Mountains usually form in ranges, long but narrow zones. Accumulation of sediment Orogenesis Folding, thrust faults, meta, intrusions Adjustment Extension, block-faulting, uplift many ranges -> mountain belts

    3. Formation of Appalachians 300 mya collision Erosion 180 mya rifting

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