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What is globalization from below? What does it involve?


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Strike-slip Fault

A type of fault where the movement of tectonic plates is horizontal, parallel to the fault line.

Reverse Fault

A type of geological fault where the hanging wall moves upward relative to the footwall, usually as a result of compressional forces.

Thrust Fault

A type of fault in geology where the fault plane angles downwards and the older, deeper strata are pushed above younger, surface strata due to compressional forces.

Subduction Zones

Regions where one tectonic plate moves under another, often resulting in volcanic activity and earthquakes.

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