A sum of money that is awarded to a person to reimburse her or him for personal injury or property damage. A document used in civil litigation to state a claim against a defendant. It must identify the parties, the court, and causes of action on which the plaintiff relies.
Two major rift valleys occur on the land surface, or in the continental crust: the Baikal Rift Valley in Siberia and the African Rift. Formation. We've established that rift valleys are formed due to a splitting in the earth's crust. How does that happen? The earth's crust is constantly reforming due to the movement of tectonic plates.
Rifts typically have an elongated valley bounded by faults and a thin crust. The Rio Grande Rift began forming between 35 and 29 million years ago when Earthâs lithosphere began to spread apart, triggering volcanism (volcanic activity) in the region. Back to the Rio Grande Rift main page.