Large, High Mountain Ranges Without Volcanoes Are Built at Which

question 44

Multiple Choice

Large, high mountain ranges without volcanoes are built at which type of plate boundary?

• A) divergent: oceanic-oceanic
• B) convergent: oceanic-continental
• C) convergent: continental-continental
• D) transform: continental-continental
• E) divergent: oceanic-oceanic AND convergent: continental-continental

Understand the role of the federal government and legislation in shaping the West.

Comprehend the cultural myths and realities of the West as propagated by figures like William "Buffalo Bill" Cody.

Acknowledge the challenges and dangers of life in the American West, including conflict, disease, and natural disasters.

Understand the economic drivers of the American West, including the cattle industry and the extraction of natural resources.

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