Foundations of Astronomy
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Author: Michael A. Seeds, Dana Backman
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 20, Problem 2LTL
Look at the hemispheres of Earth shown on the two pages of The Active Earth. Name a folded mountain range. Describe the locations of one subduction zone and one midocean rise.
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