The Appalachian Mountains

From Georgia to Newfoundland, the Appalachian Mountains stretches out. This was formed over 300 million years ago and is the oldest highland region in North America. When North America collided with Europe and Northern Africa during the formation of Pangaea (the supercontinent), rocks were uplifted. Rocks from Wales and Scotland can be similar to those found in the Appalachians of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. Coal deposit is rich in the layers of sedimentary rock. Iron and zinc can also be found in plateaus of this rock. The once jagged peaks have been reduced over the years to rolling mountains and hills. Glaciation affected these erosions greatly, separating the hills and mountains with wide glacial valleys. The weight of ice pressed the