Identify and Define the Three Types of Formal Organizations

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Essay

Identify and define the three types of formal organizations.Provide examples of each and discuss the differences between them.

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Definitions:

Accretionary Prism

A wedge-shaped accumulation of sediment and rock scraped off the top of a descending tectonic plate at a convergent plate boundary.

Volcanic Mountain Belt

A geographical area consisting of numerous volcanoes which are formed along plate boundaries or over hotspots in Earth's crust.

Tectonic Events

are significant movements of the Earth's lithosphere, including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and the formation of mountain ranges, driven by plate tectonics.

Orogeny

The formation of mountains or the time period during which tectonic activity causes deformation and forms mountains.