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    Current Event: New Clues Emerge about Grand Canyon’s age MaryCatherine Bolton The Grand Canyon is one of the most visited tourist attractions in the United States. Millions of people each year flock to visit these mysterious natural attractions. General scientific consensus was that these canyons were formed 5-10 million years ago by the Colorado river. This theory was widely accepted in the scientific community‚ because there is evidence that supports it and it seemed like the most reasonable

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    Timothy Baker Dr. John Douglass Grand Canyon Final 11 July 2013 How Was the Grand Canyon Created? From the Great Pyramid of Giza up to the peak of Mt. Everest down to the great depths of the Grand Canyon lie many mysteries on how these natural wonders of the world were created. Some may have been created by the grueling labor of man or the everlasting work of Mother Nature. Over time‚ numerous ideas and hypothesis have been cleverly created and scientifically backed to explain

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    INTRODUCTION Attention Getter How many of you have heard of the Grand Canyon? How many of you have gone to the Grand Canyon? Goal Statement Today I want you to think about the Grand Canyon as a place where you can take your next vacation‚ relax‚ explore and learn about Mother Nature‚ have fun and meet new friends. At this time you may not have the money or the time to go there. Hopefully someday you ’ll have the opportunity to visit this fantastic place known as one of the seven natural wonders

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    The Grand Canyon: Geology The Grand Canyon‚ with its many layers of sediment‚ tells a story as old as 2 billion years. Chronologically‚ the layers fallow the Law of Superposition (youngest rocks on top‚ oldest on bottom). In toltal one would see 9 distinctive layers that give us evidence to how and what was going on millions of years ago. The first layer of sediment dating back 250 mil years ago existed during a time where the area was submerged in water. This is evident by its Kaibab limestone

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    The Grand Canyon Formation A literature research report for Earth Science 1/Mon-Wed Fall 2013 by Guadalupe Andrade‚ Eduardo Osorio Maria Romero‚ and Yesenia Terriquez Abstract The Grand Canyon is a sided mountain carved by the Colorado River. The origin of the Grand Canyon is tied down to the tectonic erosion of the Colorado Plateau. The formation of the Grand Canyon is a big mystery. What we can say‚ is that its rock layers give us clues of how tectonic erosion occurred

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    The Grand Canyon is a five-thousand-foot-deep gorge. It was formed 5 to 6 million years ago by the Colorado River in northwestern Arizona. The Colorado River’s base level and course changed 5.3 million years ago when the Gulf of California opened and lowered the river’s base level. The Grand Canyon includes approximately 70 species of mammals‚ 250 species of birds‚ 25 types of reptiles and five species of amphibians.It is well known for having tourist because of its amazing view and history.

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    The Grand Canyon National Park The Grand Canyon National Park‚ in it’s exceptional beauty‚ is special for many reasons. Located in Arizona‚ it is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The canyon itself descends a mile into the Colorado Plateu. This area was home to many Native American tribes including the the Anasazi‚ dating as far back as 500 B.C.. In 600-700 A.D. the Coconino people showed up. The climate and various other factors forced both tribes out of the area and the Cerbat people

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    Grand Canyon Narrative “How are you feeling right now?” My father asked‚ I replied‚ “Excited.” This was in fact‚ an understatement. I had never seen or been to a natural reservation so highly known as the Grand Canyon. I have always been the type of person who enjoyed going camping or staying outside‚ appreciating the presence of nature. It was great news to hear. After weeks of planning‚ our family was on the road heading out to the Grand Canyon. After each hour‚ the lands we were crossing seemed

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    PORTER‚ & JOSH NICOLETTI Weeks 1- Assignment Project Title – Plan a Grand Canyon Trip for the weekend of the Super bowl - Jan 30th Brief Summary – The fact that we are all friends the trip should go smoothly but things do come up unexpectedly so we have to be prepared for anything. Once we have rented the vehicle for the trip our success depends on all of us reaching the Grand Canyon safely‚ making the trip down into the Grand Canyon and up‚ then returning home safely. Project Team (roles‚ responsibilities)

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    CASE 17 THE GRAND CANYON RAILWAY One interesting feature of the southwestern United States is the area known as the "Four Comers." the only place in the United States where four slates meet at one point. Within the 130‚000 square miles of the Colorado Plateau in this region lie many wonders of nature. The plateau contains eight national parks‚ twenty national monuments‚ as well as numerous other nationally designated areas and huge tracts of national forests. This wealth of natural features and

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