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What are the effects of Epeirogenic movements?
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Solution
Effects of epeirogenic movements :
- They cause rising or sinking of the crust. They may cause the elevation of broad areas as extensive as those of a continent or lowering of the sea level.
- These movements are responsible for the formation of plateaus.
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