Active Mountain Belts Are Most Likely to Be Found ________

question 57

Multiple Choice

Active mountain belts are most likely to be found ________.

• A)along the margins of continents
• B)in the interior regions of continents
• C)scattered throughout continents
• D)along only the eastern margins of continents

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