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Orogenesis
Is the name given to the geological processes that collectively produce a mountain belt.
Orogen: is the physical manifestation of orogenesis.
Locations of Divergent Margins
Active processes: Normal Faulting (shallow earthquakes) Magmatism-mostly lava flows
Convergent Margins:
• Continent-Continent collision • Ocean-Continent subduction • Intra-Oceanic subduction
Locations of Convergent Margins
Active processes: Reverse Faulting (shallow and deep earthquakes) Magmatism-Large volcanoes