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Sharp, jagged peaks are characteristic of fault-blocked mountains.

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Which landform is characterized as large areas of low-lying flat ground?a.elevationb.fault-block mountainc.plaind.plateau

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A
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B
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C
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D
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Which mountains are made of huge, tilted blocks of rocks that are separated from surrounding rocks by faults?

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folded mountains
B
upwarped mountains
C
fault-block mountains
D
volcanic mountains
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Coastal plains are also referred to as ____.a.marshesc.interior plainsb.lowlandsd.plateaus

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A
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B
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C
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D
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

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plains
B
plateaus
C
folded mountains
D
upwarped mountains
E
fault-block mountains
F
volcanic mountains
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latitude
H
prime meridian
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longitude
J
International Date Line
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Mercator projection
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Robinson projection
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conic projection
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topographic map
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contour line
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contour interval
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map scale
R
remote sensing
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map legend
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equator
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Which landform is shown in this image? Photo by J.T.Daniels

Question illustration
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a folded mountain
B
an upwarped mountain
C
a fault-block mountain
D
a volcanic mountain
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
plains
B
plateaus
C
folded mountains
D
upwarped mountains
E
fault-block mountains
F
volcanic mountains
G
latitude
H
prime meridian
I
longitude
J
International Date Line
K
Mercator projection
L
Robinson projection
M
conic projection
N
topographic map
O
contour line
P
contour interval
Q
map scale
R
remote sensing
S
map legend
T
equator
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Mountains that begin when molten material reaches Earth’s surface through a weak area of crust are fault-blocked mountains.

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F
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Landforms formed by molten materials are ____ mountains.a.volcanicc.foldedb.upwarpedd.fault-block

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A
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B
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C
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D
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About one-half of the land area in the United States is made up of mountains.

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T
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F

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