A small lithospheric block with characteristics quite different from those of surrounding rocks;
many of these features apparently consist of seamounts, oceanic rises, and other seafloor features
accreted to continents during orogenies:a.
cyclothem d. organic reef
b. asteroid e. terrane
c. passive margin
E
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