Regions of Continents That Have NOT Been Subjected to Orogeny

question 15

Multiple Choice

Regions of continents that have NOT been subjected to orogeny during the past 1 billion years are termed ________.

• A) exotic terranes
• B) accreted terranes
• C) cratons
• D) cratonic platforms

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