What Is the Name of the Tectonic Process That Has

question 64

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the tectonic process that has created many of the mountains in Middle and South America?

• A) subduction
• B) block faulting
• C) eustatic rise
• D) talusing

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Definitions:

Hawaiian System

In kinship terminology, a system in which all relatives of the same sex and generation are referred to by the same kin term; also known as the generational system.

Unilineal Descent System

A system of kinship tracing descent exclusively through either the male or female line, but not both.

Descent System

A way of tracing kinship and inheritance through either the maternal or paternal line.

Mode of Subsistence

Refers to the means by which a society obtains its basic needs for survival, such as through hunting, gathering, agriculture, or industry.