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The 44 pages that link to Appalachian Mountains, each with the reason it gives.

• PangaeaRelated: Their roots match mountain belts in Morocco and Scotland across the split.

• Continental collisionBroader topic: Their older structures preserve evidence of continental collisions during Pangaea's assembly.

• OrogenyBroader topic: The Appalachians preserve remnants of ancient mountain building and later erosion.

• North American PlateRelated: Their rocks record collisions predating the modern Atlantic boundary.

• Basin and Range ProvinceCompared with: Their old, subdued relief contrasts with the province’s younger fault-block landscapes.

• Canadian ShieldCompared with: The Appalachians occupy eastern Canada, while the Shield’s exposed ancient rocks dominate farther inland.

• LaurentiaBroader topic: The range preserves the consequences of collisions along Laurentia’s eastern edge.

• Iapetus OceanBroader topic: Their northern sections preserve the Laurentian side of Iapetus closure.

• Caledonian orogenyRelated: Their northern sections share tectonic history with the Caledonian belt across the former ocean.

• MarylandNarrower topic: Its western ranges form part of Maryland’s mountainous landscape.

• TennesseeRelated: The range shapes eastern Tennessee’s landscapes, settlements, and outdoor recreation.

• Atlantic Coastal PlainRelated: Rivers draining the Appalachians carried sediment eastward onto the coastal plain.

• Blue Ridge MountainsNarrower topic: The Blue Ridge forms one major province of this larger mountain system.

• Fold-and-thrust beltRelated: Its Valley and Ridge province preserves an eroded fold-and-thrust belt.

• Midwestern United StatesRelated: The Appalachians form the eastern reference point in the region’s geographic definition.

• Appalachian orogenyNarrower topic: The orogeny is the tectonic history that formed this mountain system.

• Southeastern United StatesBroader topic: Its southern ranges create a cooler, higher-elevation counterpart to the coastal lowlands.

• Appalachian musicNarrower topic: The region’s geography and communities provide the setting for the musical tradition.

• Ohio CountryRelated: The mountains formed a contested barrier between Atlantic colonies and western lands.

• AppalachiaNarrower topic: The region takes its name from this mountain chain and follows much of its length.

• KentuckyNarrower topic: Their eastern reaches shape Kentucky’s Appalachian counties and landscapes.

• Alleghanian orogenyNarrower topic: The Alleghanian episode built much of the range’s central and southern section.

• Eastern deciduous forestsRelated: Elevation and exposure create distinctive forest zones within the eastern region.

• Eastern United StatesRelated: The range divides coastal lowlands from much of the region’s interior.

• Variscan orogenyCompared with: Their related tectonic history lies across the Atlantic from the European Variscan belt.

• West VirginiaNarrower topic: The Appalachians define much of West Virginia’s terrain and have shaped travel and settlement.

• AlabamaRelated: Their southern foothills shape Alabama’s northern landscape.

• Eastern North American forestRelated: Elevation and rugged terrain create sharp shifts in forest communities across the region.

• LaurussiaRelated: Their northern segments preserve effects of collisions involving Laurussia's Laurentian margin.

• Mountain rangeBroader topic: The Appalachians show how long erosion can lower and soften a range.

• Grenville orogenyRelated: The Appalachians overprint and expose crust that includes older Grenville basement.

• Carya ovataRelated: Shagbark hickory is widespread in forests across the Appalachians.

• Potomac RiverNarrower topic: The Potomac rises in the Appalachians before flowing east toward the coast.

• American chestnutBroader topic: The American chestnut was abundant in Appalachian forests before blight spread.

• Fold mountainsBroader topic: Their eroded fold-and-thrust structures expose the remnants of an older mountain belt.

• Picea rubensRelated: Red spruce forms high-elevation forests in portions of the Appalachians.

• American CordilleraCompared with: Their eastern location and older relief contrast with the western cordillera.

• Betula nigraRelated: River birch occurs along streams and moist slopes in parts of the Appalachian region.

• Common walkingstickRelated: The species occurs in Appalachian forests within its broad North American range.

• Fagus grandifoliaRelated: American beech is widespread in Appalachian forests, especially at higher elevations.

• Geology of the AppalachiansNarrower topic: The geology of the Appalachians explains the origin and structure of this mountain system.

• Percé RockNarrower topic: The Gaspé region’s bedrock formed within the Appalachian geological province.

• Pinus strobusRelated: Eastern white pine grows across parts of the Appalachians and surrounding highlands.

• Upland SouthBroader topic: The southern Appalachians form the region’s eastern highland core.