Basic problems in geotectonics / Основные вопросы геотектоники

The word “geotectonics” is derived from two ancient Greek words: ge, “the earth,” and _ tektonike, “building.” This branch of science is sometimes called simply “tectonics,” but some writers tend to use “tectonics” to refer only to the morphologic aspects of geotectonics—the description of rock structure—and to use “geotectonics” for more general problems.  <...>