The origin of Mount Royal remains a matter of some debate.

            1. According to Tourisme Montreal, what is the myth surrounding this prominent feature of the city? [2 marks] 2. Other sources suggest that the Monteregian Hills have an origin that is analogous to the Hawaiian islands and seamounts. a. Identify the island/seamount chain that the Monteregian Hills (including Mount Royal) are deemed to be a part of. [1 mark] b. Briefly described the Plate Tectonic setting required for the island/seamount chain origin. [2 marks] c. Based on the island/seamount interpretation for the origin of the Monteregian Hills, describe plate motion and ages in relative terms. [4 marks] 3. Does Eby’s grain-size data, for this feature’s igneous rocks, encourage or discourage belief in this ‘volcanic myth’? Explain by paying special attention to the style of volcanism required to account for a volcano (Assignment 2, Question 1(a)) or a island/seamount chain (Assignment 2, Question 1(b)). [3 marks] 4. Distinguish between seamount and island. [1 mark] 5. Using Google Maps (or a similar mapping capability) in satellite view, locate the New England Seamounts in the Atlantic Ocean: a. Estimate the distance between the Bear and Nashville seamounts. [1 marks] b. Using this view, or NOAA’s map view here, estimate the trend of these seamounts as a relative compass direction. [1 marks] 6. Referring to Eby’s Figure 1: a. Estimate the trend of the Monteregian Hills as a relative compass direction. Report any challenges you encounter. [2 marks] b. Estimate the trend of the White Mountains as a relative compass direction. [1 mark] 7. Using the NOAA case study here, for these Atlantic Ocean Basin mountains and seamounts state the approximate: a. Ages for each of the Monteregian Hills, the New England Seamounts, the Corner Rise Seamounts, and the Great Meteor Group. [2 marks] b. Water depth for a mountain or seamount in each of the Monteregian Hills, the New England Seamounts, the Corner Rise Seamounts, and the Great Meteor Group. (Note: An annotated version of the relevant graph from the NOAA study MUST be included as a part of your submission.) [2 marks, -5 marks if annotated graph is absent.] 8. Are the trend and age estimates for the Monteregian Hills, the New England Seamounts, the Corner Rise Seamounts, and the Great Meteor Group, consistent with a hotspot-based narrative? Discuss. [4 marks] 9. Provide a geologically oriented sketch that accounts for a stationary hotspot and moving plates. Based on your sketch, and the above narrative, what must be the case for the location of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge relative to the hotspot? [4 marks] 10. Eby claims that a failed aulacogen allows for an interpretation that is more consistent with the geological/geochronological evidence. a. Define this term and provide a sketch of its Plate Tectonic context. [4 marks] b. In stating “... note the approximately 120° angle between the [Monteregian Hills] and younger [White Mountain] plutons ...” draws our attention to the spatial appearance of these intrusions. By annotating Eby’s Figure 1, are you able to confirm the angular relationship between these series of plutons? [3 marks] c. Is this interpretation consistent with the Tourisme Montreal myth? Explain. [3 marks]