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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
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Thrust Faulting
A geological process where one rock layer is pushed up over another, often leading to mountain building.
Overriding Plate
The tectonic plate that sits above another plate at a convergent boundary, often responsible for mountain building and volcanic activity.
Ocean-Continent Convergent Boundary
A plate-tectonic boundary where an oceanic plate converges with a continental plate, generally expressed by subduction of the oceanic plate beneath the continent.
Flexing
The act of bending or tensing a material or muscle, often referring to the way earth's crust might bend under certain geological forces.
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