How Were the Himalayas Formed

question 13

Multiple Choice

How were the Himalayas formed?

• A) by the rifting (pulling apart) of the Eurasian Plate and the Indo-Australian Plate
• B) by the collision of the Indian subcontinent with the Eurasian Plate
• C) by the upwelling of magma from a hot spot beneath the Indian subcontinent
• D) by the erosion of the landscape north and south of the region that would become the mountains
• E) by volcanic activity

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