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crobinson2013

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The Basin and Range province is an extensional region in the American Southwest characterized by roughly parallel mountains ranges separated by broad, flat-bottomed valleys. What sort of structural features would you expect to find in this region?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Match the fault with the appropriate stress that caused it.
 
  A) Shear
  B) Compression
  C) Tension
 
  1) Normal fault
  2) Reverse fault
  3) Strike-slip fault


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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: Expected features would include normal faults, horsts, and grabens.

Answer to Question 2

Answers: 1) C 2) B 3) A


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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Gracias!

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Excellent

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