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APUS57

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The Acadian orogeny occurred as a result of:
  a. continental-continental collision followed by oceanic-continental collision.
  b. oceanic-continental collision.
  c. continental-continental collision.
  d. oceanic-continental collision followed by continental-continental collision.
  e. continental-continental collision followed by transform faulting.



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During the entire Paleozoic, the western margin of North America could be described as:
  a. tectonically active with the development of numerous mobile belts.
  b. a passive margin with only localized mountain building events.
  c. a passive margin with no evidence of orogeny.
  d. an active margin with thick carbonate platforms.
  e. a zone of active volcanism.



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morrie123456

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Reply #1 on: Jul 15, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B


APUS57

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Reply 2 on: Jul 15, 2018
Excellent

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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