The doctrine of _________ held that the major features of the surface of the earth were created by sudden, short-lived, violent events.
a. uniformitarianism
b. gradualism
c. metamorphism
d. catastrophism
e. evolution
d. catastrophism
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A) Some parts of the coastline were uplifted and others subsided.
B) Changes in elevation were not systematic, occurring randomly over the area.
C) There was no good explanation for large waves that resulted from the earthquake.
D) Fissuring of the ground and ice was limited to an area very near the epicenter.
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