Mesozoic and Cenozoic World:

Global Tectonics:  breakup of Pangaea, create Atlantic, Indian Oceans, Alpine Orogeny, Himalayan Orogeny

Western Cordillera:  Antler orogeny, Sonoma orogeny, accretion, terranes, Nevadan Orogeny, subduction and Sierra Nevada, Laramide orogeny, shallow subduction, San Andreas fault, Basin and Range,

Cenozoic uplift and erosion, Colorado Plateau, Appalachians

Glaciation: low sea level, erosion of landscape, moraines, pluvial lakes, downwarping and rebound

Describe the breakup of Pangaea. How are the Alps and Himalayas related to these plate motions?

Explain the evolution of the Cordillera including: Sonoma Orogeny, Nevadan orogeny, Laramide orogeny, San Andreas fault and Basin and Range.

What evidence supports the shallow subduction model for the Laramide orogeny?

What is the Basin and Range and why did it form?

When and how did the San Andreas form?