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Objective Cenozoic Earth

Chapter 23

 

1)  Understand how the West coast changed during the Cenozoic with regards to mountain building

 

2)  Understand how The John Day Area formed and why it is such an important region for paleontologists.

 

3)  How many stages of mountain building were there for the Cascade mountains and when did they begin to form?

 

4)  What was the Farallon plate?

 

5)  Know that the ring of fire formed during the Cenozoic

 

6)  What were the Columbia river flood basalts, where did they originate, what caused them, and what area do they affect?

 

7)  When did the Basin and Range form?

 

8)  What was the climate like in general during the beginning of the Cenozoic and then how did it change as the Cenozoic has advanced?

 

9)  When did the last major Ice age begin?

 

10)  Compared to the rest of earth’s history, what have sea levels generally been like during the Cenozoic?