The Role Of Plants And Animals In The Appalachian Mountains

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Did you know that the Appalachian Mountains are one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world? In this paper I will tell you what plants and animals live in the Appalachian Mountains, some of its geographic features, and what states lie in the mountain range.
The Appalachian Mountains lie near the east coast of the U.S. and are about fifteen thousand miles. The highest peak of the Appalachian Mountains is Mount Mitchell that has an elevation of 6,684 feet. It is also the highest peak east of the Mississippi river. The Appalachian Mountains with its surrounding hills and plateaus cover a bunch of states along the east coast including the these states: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee,

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