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Title: The Appalachian Mountains were formed when the North American continent collided
Post by: barry on Sep 29, 2013
The Appalachian Mountains were formed when the North American continent collided with Africa over 250 million years ago to form the supercontinent Pangaea. What sort of structural features would you expect to find in this region? Explain your answers.


Title: Re: The Appalachian Mountains were formed when the North American continent collided
Post by: robertling on Sep 30, 2013
Since this is a convergent boundary, expected features would include anticlines, synclines, and reverse/thrust faults.


Title: Re: The Appalachian Mountains were formed when the North American continent collided
Post by: barry on Sep 30, 2013
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