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Exam 16: Cenozoic Earth History the Paleogene and Neogene Periods

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The San Andreas Fault is an example of a(n) ____________________ plate margin.

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Discuss the formation of the Andes Mountains in terms of plate tectonics.

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The Andes Mountains are the result of th...

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What is an example of a transform plate margin?

The high altitudes of the Himalaya indicate that the crust-mantle boundary is relatively shallow in this part of the world.

A(n) ______________________________ ______________________________ forms where oil and petroleum reservoirs accumulate due to the various properties of rock layers.

Salt domes are frequently associated with hydrocarbon deposits.

Florida is the site of active ____________________ deposition.

Folds formed by the upward movement of salt domes are responsible for structural traps in which hydrocarbons can accumulate.

Late Cretaceous to early Paleogene coal deposits have higher sulfur content than the Pennsylvanian age deposits found in the eastern United States.

The western margin of North America is an active subduction zone except for the zone along the Cascade Range, which is a transform fault boundary.

As you move from the Appalachian mountains towards the Atlantic Ocean, the depositional layers of sediments beneath you ____.

Volcanic and plutonic rocks are abundant in the Andes Mountains.

Japan separated from mainland Asia due to spreading in a back-arc basin, which is now the Sea of Japan.

The San Andreas Fault system formed in response to the migration of triple junctions as the North American plate moved along the Pacific plate.

The majority of methane hydrates are found along the eastern margin of North America.

Although the Appalachian Mountains formed during the Paleozoic Era, the present topographic features are a result of Cenozoic geologic activity.

The rapid northward movement of ____, resulted in the formation of the ____ mountains.

Devils Tower probably represents ____.

The Columbia River volcanic field can be described as ____.

Compare and contrast Himalayan- and Andean-type orogenies.