Reverse faults, also called thrust faults, slide one block of crust on top of another. These faults are commonly found in collisions zones, where tectonic plates push up mountain ranges such as the Himalayas and the Rocky Mountains.

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What is a valid conclusion about the Black Death

koban [17]

It caused very significant life loss, and almost led humanity to extinction

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The longest continuous observed records of surface air temperature at any location are about: (Select one)

IRISSAK [1]

Answer:

c. 2000 years long

Explanation:

The global temperature records show the fluctuation of temperature from ocean to landraces and varying extremes. These have existed since the 1850 period when measured from the Pleistocene ice age by the use of various tools and techniques like the weather balloon radioscopy.

Tree ring and ice core data have shown a measuring record from 1000 to 2000 years of data, based on lake sediments, cave deposits and fossils records. The global mean surface temperatures have ranged for over 25 years of span with periods of little ice age and medieval warm periods.

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Which physical feature is in the eastern part of South America?.

mihalych1998 [28]

Answer:

South America's geologic structure consists of two dissymmetric parts. In the larger, eastern portion are found a number of stable shields forming highland regions, separated by large basins (including the vast Amazon basin). The western portion is occupied almost entirely by the Andes Mountains.

Explanation:

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