LA 1203 Chapter : Class Note 3
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La 1203 - views of the american landscape. This area forms a rugged barrier which extends from canada through the united. The rocky mountains are composed of a number of separate ranges which are roughly parallel to each other. Steep mountainsides promote the development of many talus slopes, landslide scars, and mud flows. A few small glaciers still persist at high elevations. The rocky mountains physiographic province is divided into four sections: Northern rockies (bitterroot - glacier - canadian rocky mountains. Dead trees becomes home for many creatures while returning nutrients to the land and sometimes can become sculpture or inspiration for man. The maroon bells-snowmass wilderness was established with 1964 wilderness act and total size now is approximately 183,500 acres. The wilderness is near the town of aspen, colorado. A moraine is a debris or till pile of earthen material shaped and carried by glaciers. Types of moraines are: lateral moraine, and terminal or end moraines.
