Discuss the geologic history of the area where you live or grew up. Discuss some

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Discuss the geologic history of the area where you live or grew up. Discuss some of the major factors that might have played a role in shaping the local terrain (major rivers, sea-level changes, volcanoes, ancient sea beds, glaciers, earthquakes, etc.). If needed, spend a few minutes researching your state on-line, (search for your state and “geologic history”). Be sure to list all sources that you use in your answer.

Based on the descriptions of the other students, respond to a student who lives in a place that you would like to live or visit. What is it about the geology of the place that intrigues you? Be sure to keep the discussion based in science.

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Colarado plateau is expanded in the four corners region of Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico. The rocks of this area are formed 2.7 billion year ago. Precambrian igneous and metamorphic rocks are existed here. And this area is dominated by red color because here the outcrops of the Aztec Sandstone with the presence of iron oxide or hematite. Here the Colorado Rockies now stand was formed 100 million years ago by a shallow sea that stretched from the Arctic to the Gulf of Mexico. Here the Colorado River carved downward through the rising earth. Several geomorphological features in the area are generated by colorado river. Meanders, flood basins, braised river, deep gorges, alluvium etc are observed there.

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