Section #: 24.3
Cenozoic Paleogeography
Practice Test
1.
The Cascade Mountains in the Pacific Northwest of the United States are the result of __________.
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a.
an oceanic plate that was subducted under a continental plate
b.
extensional forces that caused the Basin and Range Province
c.
a continental plate that moved over the East Pacific Rise
d.
two contintental plates that collided
Hint
2.
How did the Himalaya mountains form?
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a.
an oceanic plate that was subducted under a continental plate
b.
hot spot activity
c.
a continent-to-continent collision
d.
uplifted normal fault blocks
Hint
3.
When was the northern hemisphere ice age?
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a.
the Miocene and early Pleistocene
b.
the late Pliocene through the Pleistocene
c.
the late Pleistocene only
d.
the Holocene only
Hint
4.
The last major orogeny in western North America was characterized by __________.
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a.
vertical uplifts
b.
igneous intrusions
c.
low-angle faults and folds
d.
folding
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