The Laramide Orogeny at the end of the Mesozoic produced ______.
A) the Alps in Europe
B) the Rocky Mountains in the western U.S.
C) the Himalayan Mountains in Asia
D) the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern U.S.
E) the Ural Mountains in Russia

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The Laramide Orogeny occurred at the end of the Mesozoic era and resulted in the formation of the Rocky Mountains in the western United States, making option B the correct choice. The Alps in Europe were formed by the Alpine Orogeny, the Himalayan Mountains in Asia were formed by the Indo-Australian Plate colliding with the Eurasian Plate, the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern U.S. were formed during the Paleozoic era, and the Ural Mountains in Russia were formed during the Uralian Orogeny.

The Laramide Orogeny at the End of the Mesozoic Produced