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Nebraska Prehistoric Geologist/Geographer Sites

A geologist studies things like volcanos, rocks, the plate tectonics, and earthquakes.
A geographer studies the land, oceans, lakes, mountains, plateaus, etc.
 
Time
What Happened?
Kinds of Rocks & Minerals
Inland Sea (1st time)

 


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Swampy Land
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Inland Sea (2nd time)
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Drier Land
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Ice Ages
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Today
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1.  Describe the kinds of land and water forms found in prehistoric Nebraska.

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2.  Describe how the land changed over time.

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3.  Explain what the volcano in Idaho did to Nebraska land and animals.

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4.  Write any other information you think has to do with volcanoes and rocks
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