Which geologic province of North America is a place where the crust has been uplifted and extended, forming alternating areas of high elevation and low elevation?
Biology · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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The geologic province of North America that fits the description of alternating areas of high elevation and low elevation due to crustal uplift and extension is the Basin and Range Province. The Basin and Range Province is located in the western United States and parts of northwestern Mexico. This region is characterized by numerous mountain ranges and valleys that have formed as a result of extensional tectonics.
The extensional forces have caused the Earth's crust to stretch and create a series of mountain ranges separated by down-dropped valleys, known as basins. The alternating pattern of high mountain ranges and low valleys is a distinctive feature of the Basin and Range Province, making it an example of a region shaped by crustal extension and uplift.