Which of the Following Regions Below Would You Predict to Have

question 35

Multiple Choice

Which of the following regions below would you predict to have the thickest continental crust?

• A) the West Coast because it is close to the plate boundary
• B) the Colorado Rockies and adjacent Great Plains
• C) the area with thick sediments around the Mississippi River
• D) the Appalachian Mountains, the dominant range in the eastern U.S.
• E) the East Coast because it is a passive margin

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