The largest mountains on continents are formed by ____ deformation

A)tensional
B)shear stress
C)strike-dip
D)compression-induced
E)extension-induced


D

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A) Russia B) North Korea C) Japan D) Taiwan E) the Philippines

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Demographic Transition theory has been completely discredited

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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