Which of the following is correct regarding the Basin and Range Province?
A)the ridges and valleys are a product of intense folding.
B)the present landscape is a sequence of sills and dikes.
C)the area covers 800 000 $ \mathrm{km}^{2} $n the western United States.
D)it is characterized by a series of overthrust folds.

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The Basin and Range Province covers approximately 800,000 square kilometers in the western United States. A is incorrect because the Basin and Range Province is known for its fault-block mountains, not for intense folding. B is incorrect because sills and dikes are igneous intrusions, and the Basin and Range Province is not associated with extensive igneous activity. D is incorrect because overthrust folds are a characteristic of the Appalachian Mountains, not the Basin and Range Province.

Which of the Following Is Correct Regarding the Basin and Range