The Mountain Building Events of the West Coast That Began

question 65

Multiple Choice

The mountain building events of the west coast that began in the Jurassic and continued into the Cenozoic are collectively called the ____.

• A) Sonoma orogeny
• B) Antler orogeny
• C) Cordilleran orogeny
• D) Rocky Mountain orogeny
• E) Alleghenian orogeny

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