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Birth of the Mountains: The Geologic Story of the Southern Appalachian Mountains
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Birth of the Mountains: The Geologic Story of the Southern Appalachian Mountains
$17.47
The Southern Appalachian Mountains include the Great Smokey Mountains National Park, and Blue Ridge Parkway, several National Forests, and numerous State and privately owned parks and recreation areas. The region is known worldwide for its great beauty and biological diversity.Why does this are have such beautiful scenery and a diversity of plants and animals that is greater than in all of Northern Europe? How do the Mountains, and the rocks and minerals of which they are made, affect the lives of people? How do people affect the mountains? To address these questions, we need to understand the geologic events that have shaped this region. We need to know how events that took place millions of years ago have influenced the landscape, climate, soils and living things we see today.
| Author: National Park Service |
| Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Publication Date: Apr 19, 2014 |
| Number of Pages: 26 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1499189664 |
| ISBN-13: 9781499189667 |
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