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The Andes in western South America are an example of a landform that arises from the ___.
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The Andes in western South America are an example of a landform that arises from the ___.

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Subduction of an oceanic plate by a continental plate.

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The South American plate and the Nazca plate collided over a long time causing the uplift of the mountains.

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