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 Orogeny Summary
594 words, approx. 2 pages The terms orogeny and orogenesis are synonymous for tectonic processes that result in the formation of mountain chains. Orogeny and orogenesis are derived from the Greek words oros, meaning mountain, and geneia, meaning born. Orogeny can also have a... summary from source:
 Orogenesis : Environmental Health Terms
100 words, approx. 1 pagesA process whereby mountain ranges are created due to the movement of TECTONIC PLATES. The collision of two tectonic plates can cause the land at the junction to push upwards creating a range of mountains such as in respect of the Alps and the... summary from source:
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Orogeny (Greek for "mountain generating") is the process of mountain building, and may be studied as a tectonic structural event, as a geographical event and a chronological event, in that orogenic events cause distinctive structural phenomena and... 
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