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ossil corals about 370 million years old have been discovered long much of the length of the Appalachian mountain system n the United States-as shown by the red stars on the map to he right. Today corals are generally found in tropical and sub- opical climate zones, between 30° N and 30° S latitudes, and arely as far north as the northern part of the Appalachians. a) What does the presence of these coral fossils suggest about the location of North America 370 million years ago? b) The east coast of the United States today is oriented nearly straight north-south. • Do you think the orientation of the east coast was the same 370 million years ago? Why or why not? • When they were alive, were the corals closer to or farther from the equator than the fossils are today?

ossil corals about 370 million years old have been discovered long much of the length of the Appalachian mountain system n the United States-as shown by the red stars on the map to he right. Today corals are generally found in tropical and sub- opical climate zones, between 30° N and 30° S latitudes, and arely as far north as the northern part of the Appalachians. a) What does the presence of these coral fossils suggest about the location of North America 370 million years ago? b) The east coast of the United States today is oriented nearly straight north-south. • Do you think the orientation of the east coast was the same 370 million years ago? Why or why not? • When they were alive, were the corals closer to or farther from the equator than the fossils are today?

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Fossil corals about 370 million years old have been discovered along much of the length of the Appalachian mountain system in the United States-as shown by the red stars on the map to the right. Today corals are generally found in tropical and sub- tropical climate zones, between 30°N and 30° S latitudes, and rarely as far north as the northern part of the Appalachians. (a) What does the presence of these coral fossils suggest about the location of North America 370 million years ago? (b) The east coast of the United States today is oriented nearly straight north-south. • Do you think the orientation of the east coast was the same 370 million years ago? Why or why not? • When they were alive, were the corals closer to or farther from the equator than the fossils are today?
Transcribed Image Text:Fossil corals about 370 million years old have been discovered along much of the length of the Appalachian mountain system in the United States-as shown by the red stars on the map to the right. Today corals are generally found in tropical and sub- tropical climate zones, between 30°N and 30° S latitudes, and rarely as far north as the northern part of the Appalachians. (a) What does the presence of these coral fossils suggest about the location of North America 370 million years ago? (b) The east coast of the United States today is oriented nearly straight north-south. • Do you think the orientation of the east coast was the same 370 million years ago? Why or why not? • When they were alive, were the corals closer to or farther from the equator than the fossils are today?
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