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'''Tectonic uplift''' is the [[orogeny|geologic uplift]] of [[Earth#Surface|Earth's surface]] that is attributed to [[plate tectonics]]. While [[Isostasy|isostatic]] response is important, an increase in the mean elevation of a region can only occur in response to tectonic processes of [[Thrust tectonics|crustal thickening]] (such as [[Mountain formation|mountain building]] events), changes in the density distribution of the crust and underlying [[Mantle (geology)|mantle]], and flexural support due to the bending of rigid [[lithosphere]].

Tectonic uplituplift results in [[denudation]] (processes that wear away the earth's surface) by raising buried rocks closer to the surface. This process can redistribute large loads from an elevated region to a topographically lower area as well – thus promoting an isostatic response in the region of denudation (which can cause local bedrock uplift). The timing, magnitude, and rate of denudation can be estimated by [[geologist]]s using pressure-temperature studies.

==Crustal thickening==