Exam 17: Earth History

The Mesozoic Era orogenies of the Cordillera:

The Queenston Delta formed in response to the:

The Gulf of Mexico began to form in the ____________________ Period.

By the (Early/Middle/Late)____________________ Cambrian most of North America was covered by epeiric seas with the exception of a highland known as the _________________________.

What is the Tippecanoe sequence?

What is the basic difference between the Archean and the Proterozoic?

What is the origin of the present topography of the Appalachian Mountains?

Eastern North America during the Cenozoic can be described as a(n):

The term used to represent both time and rocks is called ____________.

Orogeny during Late Jurassic to Cretaceous deformation, which greatly influenced the western part of North America, is called ________________ orogeny.

When and where did the Acadian orogeny occur?

Outline the history of the Alpine-Himalayan belt.

The formation of the Midcontinent rift was ____________________ in time with the Grenville orogeny.

What tectonic event caused the Taconic and Acadian orogenies?

What role did microplates play in the formation of Pangaea?

In the Tippecanoe sequence, widespread carbonate deposition was related to the Taconic orogeny.

The Transcontinental Arch represents portions of the Canadian shield not covered by seas in the Sauk transgression.

Continental growth during the Early Proterozoic development of Laurentia was related to ____________________ of ____________________-age cratons.

The most abundant rock type deposited during the Kaskaskian sequence was ____________________.

Banded iron formations consist of alternating layers of iron minerals and chert.