From e96b6cc5eecb9d640d4fb7c9447ef20c78ce7014 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Soup <39444003+magicalsoup@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 14:00:09 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update Geography.md --- Geography.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) diff --git a/Geography.md b/Geography.md index 76ad80e..7117d7a 100644 --- a/Geography.md +++ b/Geography.md @@ -123,6 +123,26 @@ >>>> |Still Water|Meltwater formed into a lake
Silt and clay and other minerals are deposited| +> ## Types of Rocks + +>> |Type of Rock|How They Form|Example(s)| +>> |:-----------|:------------|:---------| +>> |Igneous|Formed when molten rock hardens|Granite| +>> |Sedimentary|Commonly contain fragements of other rocks compressed and cemented together|Limestone| +>> |Metamorphic|Formed when ```Igeneous``` or ```Sedimentary``` rocks undergo heat and pressure to create a different kind of rock|Marble| + +>> Rock Cycle + +>> + +> ## Landform Regions + +>> |Region|Location in Canada|Prominent Features| +>> |:-----|:-----------------|:-----------------| +>> |**Western Cordillera**|- Yukon Territory
- Northwest Territories
- British Columbia|- Formed when the ```Pacific plate``` **subducted** under the ```North American plate```
- It was formed during the ```cenozoic``` and ```mesozoic``` eras, **30** to **100** million years ago
- Its very ```young```
- Higlhand| +>> |**Interior Plains**|- Northwest territories
- Saskatchewan
| + +