Mountain+Ranges


 * START HERE** - Mountain Ranges. Pick 3 Mountain systems to research and begin your investigation.

List of Mountain Ranges

USGS - Brief Geological History Building the Northern Appalachians ||= **Andes** South America-the Andes ||= **Sierra Nevadas** USGS Sierra Nevadas || USGS-Rocky Mountains Rocky Mountain Formation Science Online-Rockies ||= **Himalayas** PBS Nova-Formation of Himalayas Himalayas - Wikipedia ||= **Mid-Ocean Ridge** Mid-ocean Ridge-Wikipedia || Adirondacks-Wikipedia Mountains - Wikipedia (look for Domed Mountains) ||= **European Alps** Science Online - Alps Geology of the Alps ||= Caucasus Mountains Caucasus-Wikipedia || Alaska Range ||= **Cascades Mountain Range** [|Cascades Mountain Range] ||=  || Plate Tectonics Boundaries Map in Google Maps - identifies all the plate boundaries Mountain-Wikipedia Mountain Building - Wikipedia Mountains-Woodlands Junior School Explore Mountains Plate Tectonics Animations These can be linked to, but not directly embedded.
 * Some of the most well known (and easiest to research):**
 * = **Appalachians**
 * = **Rocky Mountains**
 * = **Adirondacks**
 * = **Alaska Range**
 * Mountain Formation Resources**

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