Chapter 11 Guided Reading Assignment #2
1. Read: 314-316
2. Define the following terms:
a) Orogenesis
b) Folded Mountain
c) Fault-block Mountain
d) Graben
e) Horst
3. List the two key concept questions for this section.
4. ________ is often the most obvious sign of mountain deformation.
5. Explain how folded mountains form.
6. _______________, _______________, ___________________ are examples of
folded mountain ranges.
7. What are fold-and-thrust belts?
8. ________________ often contain numerous stack thrust belts that have displaced
________________________________________________________________.
9. How are fault-block mountains different from normal faults?
10. How did the Sierra Neveda Mountains form?
11. Fault block mountains form as large blocks of crust are
___________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________.
12. When does normal faulting occur?
13. How do grabens form?
14. How do horsts form?
15. Examine figure 9: How did the mountains and the valleys form in the images?
16. How did the Black Hills of South Dakota form?
17. How do domes form?
18. Examine Figure 20: where are the oldest rocks found?
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19. In the table below, summarize the 3 major types of mountain
Mountain
Summarization
1.
Folded
Mountain
2.
3.
1.
Fault-Block
Mountain
2.
3.
1.
Domes and
Basins
2.
3.
20. Basins are downwarped structures having a ___________ shape.
21. How did the basins of Michigan and Illinois form?
22. Wher are the youngest and oldest rocks found in basins?
23. The majority of ________________ are small and have reltively small
displacements.
24. Mountains formed mainly by folding are called ____________________.
25. How are horsts and grabens related?
26. Why does a map of lower Michigan look like a bulls eye?
27. In the table below, answer the 2 key concept questions for this section
How are mountains classified?
What are the major mountain types?
28. Do 1-6 on page 316
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