ESC1000 - Mountains

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Orogeny

the process of building mountains

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Aleutian

ocean to ocean collision, forms volcanic islands

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Andean type

ocean to continent collision, produces continental volcanic arc

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Accretionary wedge

pile of sediment pushed up under convergence

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Exotic terrane

distinct pieces of crust that aren’t from north america but are here now