What was one effect of the plate movement on the pacific region?
a) australia and new zealand became connected to north america
b) plate movement isolated many species
c) few volcanoes formed
d) the regional climate grew much colder.

Stone mountain was formed during the formation of the blue ridge mountains around 300-350 million years ago and is considered part of the appalachian mountains. it formed as a result of the upwelling of magma from within the earth's crust. this upwelling, or solidified to form the that became stone mountain.