The mountains and valleys of the basin and range province of the western united states formed in response to

The correct answer is tensional stresses and normal-fault movements

As the fault movements occurred, the mountains started rising and becoming taller and taller due to pressure from various fault lines. In a normal fault, the hanging wall block above an inclined fault plane moves downward relative to the other block which causes the mountains and valleys to form which happened in the west.

The answer should be europe