Southwestern North America contains a large area called the Basin and Range province. What is the origin of this name?
A) Thrust faulting along the San Andreas fault produces linear ridges, the ranges, with intervening basinal valleys forming fault block mountains.
B) Folds have formed by compressional stresses along the plate margin forming ridges (ranges) and valleys (the basins) of the basin and range province.
C) The area is characterized by chains of volcanos forming ranges next to basins that form valleys.
D) Ranges are uplifted horst blocks adjacent to basins formed as graben.
D
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