Where in the world was the Ancient Southwest ?
And what caused these strange rock formations we can see in the Southwest today ? Let’s find out in this fun GEOGRAPHY Dig.
Welcome to Camp Internet’s Ancient Southwest Geography Dig
Your SW Geography Guide: . . . . Tue, Feb 12, 8:01AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Where in the world was the Ancient Southwest ? And what caused these strange rock formations we can see in the Southwest today ? Let’s find out in this fun GEOGRAPHY Dig.
Your SW Geography Guide: . . . . Tue, Feb 12, 8:01AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Challenge 1 - What is the name of the continent the Ancient Southwest was on over 225 million years ago ? button What is the name of the ocean that surrounded this large continent ? button
Your SW Geography Guide: . . . . Tue, Feb 12, 8:01AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Challenge 2 - When the earth was one whole continent, animals could roam nearly anywhere on the earth. When it first started to separate, what name do scientists call the northernmost continent ? When did this happen ? And what continents that we know today were part of the one land mass? button
Your SW Geography Guide: . . . . Tue, Feb 12, 8:02AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Challenge 3 - What name do scientists call the two southernmost continents that were formed when Pangaea divided into two large land masses ? When did this happen ? And what continents that we know today were part of the two southern continents ? button
Your SW Geography Guide: . . . . Tue, Feb 12, 8:02AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Challenge 4 - What is the name of the theory of the earth’s crust-in-motion that the first scientist who recognized Pangaea created ? What was his regular job ? button
Your SW Geography Guide: . . . . Tue, Feb 12, 8:02AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Challenge 5 - This first theory from the early 1900s was confirmed in the mid 1900s when a geologist and an oceanographer discovered something never before known in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. What did they find ? And what new theory did it lead to ? button
Your SW Geography Guide: . . . . Tue, Feb 12, 8:02AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Challenge 6 - What large animals, now extinct, lived in the Ancient Southwest when it was a part of Laurasia ? button
Your SW Geography Guide: . . . . Tue, Feb 12, 8:03AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Challenge 7 - Some of these animal’s fossils are found in the Ancient Southwest and in AFRICA – how is that possible ? Write us your theory.
Your SW Geography Guide: . . . . Tue, Feb 12, 8:03AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Challenge 8 - When the drifting continents reached their position similar to what we see today, 65 million years ago, button North and South America were not connected. It took what type of geology activity to connect our continent as one whole land mass ? button
Your SW Geography Guide: . . . . Tue, Feb 12, 8:03AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Challenge 9 - Once the continents settled into the position they are today, what geologic forces started shaping the Ancient Southwest into the form we know today ? button
Your SW Geography Guide: . . . . Tue, Feb 12, 8:03AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Challenge 10 - Can you name the two largest rivers in the Southwest that have shaped the land and the lives of the people ? button
Your SW Geography Guide: . . . . Tue, Feb 12, 8:03AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Challenge 11 - Where is the Colorado plateau and how did it form ? Hint – its in the last paragraph on this page and effected all of the Southwest. button
Your SW Geography Guide: . . . . Tue, Feb 12, 8:04AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Challenge 12 - Can you name the three deserts in the Southwest ?
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Your SW Geography Guide: . . . . Tue, Feb 12, 8:04AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Challenge 13 - What and where is the Rio Grande Rift ? what caused it ? button
Your SW Geography Guide: . . . . Tue, Feb 12, 8:04AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Challenge 14 - What is the largest canyon in the Southwest –and the most famous ? how old is it’s oldest rock ?
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Your SW Geography Guide: . . . . Tue, Feb 12, 8:04AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Challenge 15 – One of the most remarkable features of Ancient Geology we can see today are the arches and mesas of the Southwest. You can read about these formations in our Canyonlands section button . What are the forces that create these mesas and arches – and how big are the large arches ?