Compare and contrast western and eastern North America during the Cenozoic Era
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The western part of the continent was going through compression due to the Laramide Orogeny, uplifting the Rocky Mountains. After the subduction of the Farallon Plate ended (which had triggered this orogeny), the west went through extension, creating the Basin and Range Province. There were also the Tertiary Volcanic events at about the same time. The eastern part of the continent was fairly quiet, with erosion of the Appalachian Mountains and large-scale sediment deposition.
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A) Antigens bound to class II MHC molecules and interact with helper T cells B) Antigens bound to class II MHC molecules and interact with killer T cells C) both a and b D) neither a nor b
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A) Roman Catholicism B) Protestantism C) Islam D) traditional Indigenous religions E) none of the above
At a convergent plate boundary,
A. sea floor is produced. B. there are very few earthquakes. C. high mountains may be built during continent-continent collision. D. All of the choices are correct.