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    Exam 7: Deformation: Modification of Rocks by Folding and Fracturing
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    The Basin and Range Province in the Southwest United States
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The Basin and Range Province in the Southwest United States

Question 37

Question 37

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The Basin and Range province in the southwest United States is an area actively undergoing


A) crustal compression
B) crustal extension
C) crustal shearing
D) crustal mapping

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