Stages in Evolution of Ocean Floor Embryonic Stage Motion Physiography Example Complex system of linear rift valleys on continent Divergence Red Sea Mature Stage Atlantic and Arctic Осean Narrow, irregular seas with young mountains Convergent Terminal Stage Suturing Stage Mediterranean Sea Young to mature mountain belts

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