Birth of the Mountains
Author | : National Park Service |
Publisher | : CreateSpace |
Total Pages | : 24 |
Release | : 2014-04-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 1499189664 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781499189667 |
Rating | : 4/5 (667 Downloads) |
Download or read book Birth of the Mountains written by National Park Service and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-04-19 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.