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Grand Canyon

Published on Oct 28, 2016

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Grand Canyon

By Emma Hoyt
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Location

  • Southwestern United States
  • Northern Arizona
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what created the Grand Canyon

  • erosion
  • weathering
  • Colorado River
  • volcanism
  • continental drift
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The Grand Canyon was formed through uniformitarianism

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Why Uniformitarianism

  • Erosion and weathering are the main factors in creating the Grand Canyon
  • They both are long, enduring processes
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The Grand Canyon is considered to be destructive

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Why destructive

  • Erosion breaks down the Earth
  • Breaking down the Earth through erosion is destructive
  • Grand Canyon was formed through destructive forces
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Fun facts

  • The Grand Canyon is 277 miles long
  • 18 miles wide
  • 600 feet deep
  • The bottom rock is around 2 billion years old
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