The most recent extensional event to affect the Cordillera of North America was
a. the Laramide orogeny. d. the Sevier orogeny.
b. the Basin and Range deformation. e. the Antler orogeny.
c. the Nevadan orogeny.
B
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The East African Community is an attempt at regional cooperation linking which of the following countries into one economic trading unit?
A. Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania. B. Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia. C. Rwanda, Uganda, Malawi. D. Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Kenya.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word