By Jeffrey Zuehlke

Do you know that the Rocky Mountains variety is greater than 3,000 miles lengthy? It stretches the entire means from Canada within the north to New Mexico within the south. a few humans name them the «Backbone of North America.» yet how have been they shaped? What triggered their peaks to upward thrust so excessive? learn this publication to determine! Age variety: 6 and up

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Government made it a park in 1872. 29 Glossary Continental Divide: the invisible line that separates eastern and western North America erosion: the process in which flowing water wears away land glacier: a giant moving sheet of ice national park: an area that is owned, protected, and run by a government slope: ground that is slanted downward timberline: the highest point at which trees can grow on a mountain valley: a low area between hills and mountains volcano: a hole in Earth’s surface through which lava, steam, and ash pour out 30 Further Reading Mader, Jan.

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