1. N.C. Geologic History Build 6-flap foldable
you will need 3 sheets of clean notebook paper
Fold as follows:
then turn
upside-down

2. N.C. Geologic Regions p. ES 7 *read info & discuss w/ partner
bedrock mostly metamorphic rock
bedrock mostly sedimentary rock
fall line
(mountains)
fall line
(tidewater)
p. ES *read info & discuss w/ partner

3. N.C. Geologic History PANGEA Requirements:
1 drawing of each geologic time period
description of each geologic time period
minimum 4 colors
N.C. Geologic History
This page is found after p. 332
Between
Chapters
11 -12
Hint:
Turn foldable upside down
500 – 600 million years ago
450 – 500 million years ago
400 million years ago
PANGEA
250 – 300 million years ago
p. ES 14
200 million years ago
N.C. Geology
present day N.C.
biggest flap
answer all questions on back of foldable

4. Answer questions on back of foldable:
Page ES 14 (between Chap 11 & 12 in the old book)
What did the process of mountain building that raised the Appalachians involve?
Where was the shoreline of NC between 500 and 600 million years ago?
How were the Blue Ridge Mountains created?
What formed the base of the piedmont?
In picture B, what is creating heat to form the volcanic islands?
What completed the formation of the Appalachians?  How long ago was it?
What process involving the seafloor caused North America and Africa to split?  What body of water was created?
What type of rock makes up most of the bedrock layer in the Coastal Plain region?
What type of rock makes up most of the bedrock layer in the Piedmont region?
10. Draw & Label the “Fall Line” in the map of N.C. regions on the outside flap of your foldable.

5. Ex: Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Actions at Plate Boundaries
Divergent
Convergent
Transform Fault
Oceanic ridge
Rift valleys
Seafloor spreading
Ex: Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Subduction zones
Volcanic activity
Mountain building
Ex: Andes Mountains
Plates grind past each other
Ex: San Andreas Fault