GSC 109 Final Exam
(DTNP) What is the main sediment producer
green algae- Halimeda
What animal can you find in abundance at DNP
grizzly bears
DNP is famous for
having the highest peak in North America / 3rd more prominent peak on Earth
BCNP is associated with having abundant
hoodoos
(GSMNP) What proves that deformation has occurred
if rocks are tilted or folded
DTNP is known for
its unique island setting
Boundaries of GSMNP
lies within the southern Appalachian Mtns. half western NC, half in eastern Tennessee
DTNP boundaries consists of
marine areas, shallow shoals and several islands
(RMNP) What is the most popular rock
metamorphic (schist) and igneous (granitic)
What was the area of DTNP like
mostly shallow water limestone (limestone from biological source)
(RMNP) What has the squeezing & uplift of crystalline core rocks in Front Range created
numerous faults
Where is BNP located
on uplifted Colorado plateau, at top of Grand Staircase
(GSMNP) Foliation =
pressure
(ENP) What is an environmental concern
rising sea level
What are the environmental concerns at DTNP
rising sea levels and island erosion
What is an important feature associated with ENP
river of grass, sawgrass, sea level rise
DNP landscape
rugged mountain
What type of landscape does RMNP have
rugged mountain
What makes up most of the features in DTNP
sand shoals, sand islands, tidal channels
(GSMNP) What does the evidence of comprehensive deformation show
sedimentary strata and lava flows were initially horizontal
(RMNP) What do the glacial landforms (U-shaped valleys, cirques, moraines) suggest
several alpine (valley) glaciers existed
(RMNP) What has sculpted modern surface features
several alpine glaciation events
(DTNP) What produces biologically making limestone
skeletal carbonate sands
How did the rock under DTNP form
small skeletal grains of calcium carbonate drift with current
Where is DTNP located
southwestern-most Florida plateau
(DNP) What sits along the south coast of Alaska
subduction zone
What is an important feature associated with GSMNP
tectonic folds (anticlines/synclines)
(DTNP) What does beachrock help fortify?
the islands to rising sea levels and storms
Boundaries of GSMNP lies within
the southern Appalachian Mountains
(DNP) Mesozoic
these arcs eventually collided with North America forming different terranes (Jurassic, Cretaceous Triassic)
(DNP) How does the Alaska Pipeline withstand earthquakes
they shift on tracks
(GSMNP) Anticlines and synclines are
usually paired together
(RMNP) What likely contributed to expansion of destructive pine beetle
warming climate
GSMNP is famous for
white winter vistas
(RMNP) Modifying Processes
1. Alpine Valley Glaciation 2. Physical Weathering 3. Erosional Transport
(GSMNP) Constructive processes
1. Deposition sedimentary rocks
(GSMNP) Erosional Processes
1. Physical and chemical weathering 2. Erosion, transport
(RMNP) Constructive Processes
1. Plate Tectonics and Mountain Building 2. Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks 3. Uplift and Volcanism
(GSMNP) Modifying processes
1. Plate tectonics - Convergent margins 2. Collision zone (continent-to-continent) 3. Metamorphism ( pressure & heat) 4. Uplift, emergence
(DTNP) Where did the bricks come from in Fort Jefferson
Alabama and Maine
Where does quartz sand come from in DTNP
Appalachian Mtns.
What trail is located in the GSMNP
Appalachian trail
(ENP) Who was Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Author of River of Grass
(DTNP) Site of first coral reef research
Carnegie Marine Bio Lab
Fundamental geological processes at work in GSMNP
Constructive, modifying and erosional processes
Which NP is natural laboratory for geology
DNP
What NP is known for its tropical marine habitat
Dry Tortugas NP (DTNP)
(DNP) Paleozoic
Marine shelf dominated western edge of proto-North American continent Laurentia (Pangea)
(ENP) Endangering species
Python
President Wilson established DNP aka
Wilson 9
(GSMNP) Syncline
a downfold with a trough-like form (U)
What is an important feature associated with DNP
accreted terrains and glaciers
Denali NP =
accreted terranes
(GSMNP) What is an environmental concern
air quality
(GSMNP) Anticline
an upfold in form of an arch (A)
(DTNP) John Wilkes Booth
assassinated Abraham Lincoln
(RMNP) Great divide =
continental divide
(DTNP) What produces carbonate sediment
coral, sponges and algae
(GSMNP) Comprehensive deformation by ductile bending =
folding
What is the rock under ENP
Miami ooilte
(RMNP) What two rivers are dividing continental drainage
Mississippi river and colorado river
DNP was originally called
Mount McKinley National Park
What formed GSMNP
Old plate collision
DTNP has two main ages to geologic deposits
Pleistocene "bedrock" and Holocene
(DNP) Cenozoic
Prince William terrane (Eocene)
What NP did President Wilson establish
Rocky Mtns. National Park
The "hydroperiod" used in discussion of the different settings within _________ NP is used to describe (Everglades)
The amount of time "standing" water occurs
RMNP is associated with
Trail Ridge Road
What human made feature lies beneath RMNP
Tunnel
Why was DTNP chosen for the first coral reef research
due to its subtropical location
Why is the GSMNP called "Smokey"
due to the moisture from Gulf of Mexico
(DNP) What are island arcs
elongated row of volcanoes due to subduction
(BNP) What direction is headward erosion relative to water drainage
errodign upwards as water drains from hight to low
