Which of the Following Regions Below Would You Predict to Have

question 139

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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