According to Wikipedia, the Sierra Nevada began forming during the Triassic period, and the Appalachians were formed during the Ordovician period. This means that the Appalachians are much older. Generally, more round, rolling mountains like the Appalachians are older than sharp, jagged ranges like the Rockies or Sierra Nevada.
The Sierra Nevada mountain range is incredibly diverse in its vegetation. There is much more than a person could possibly answer in this textual format. Here is a link to a website with a nicely presented guidebook to the plants and flowers of the Sierra Nevada's. www.sierraplants.com/ Hope this helps. :)
most of the Miwok lived near the Sierra Nevada.
Eastern side of the Sierra Nevada
most of the Miwok lived near the Sierra Nevada.
they lived in San Joaquin valley and adjocent foothills of the Sierra Nevada
The Sierra Nevada Region counties contain an estimated 3.8 million people or about 10.8 percent of the combined California and Nevada population of 35 million people (USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region. 2001a)
They live in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Southwestern parts of California. They also live in Mexico. It eats rodents, birds, eggs, and fresh road kill.
The San Joaquin Valley. Sometimes called the Central Valley. I live there.
the Sho Shone Indians lived in the mountains. They traveled over Arizona,Idaho, Montana,Nevada, and Utah. That is the basic answer.
The Sierra Nevada mountain range does not have a population as it is a geographical feature and not a settled area. The surrounding towns and cities near the Sierra Nevadas, however, have populations that vary depending on the specific location.
Yes, there is a large variety of rodents that live in deserts.