Sedimentary basins that form on the continental side of mountain ranges are called _________ basins.

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Foreland basins form on the continental side of mountain ranges and are filled with sediment eroded from the mountains. They are typically elongated and have a relatively shallow basin depth. Rift basins form along divergent plate boundaries, passive-margin basins form along the edges of continents away from plate boundaries, and intracontinental basins form within continents often as a result of tectonic activity.

Sedimentary Basins That Form on the Continental Side of Mountain