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Question
Distinguish between the following pairs of terms associated with the crustal movement of the earth:
Graben and Horst
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Solution
| Graben | Horst |
| It is another name for rift •valleys which is a trough-like submerged park between horsts (Block two mountains). | It is the elevated highland on both sides of a rift valley, generally flat on the top. Another name for horst is the Block mountain. |
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