Multiple Choice
The Aleutian Islands occur at a ________.
A) convergent boundary on a volcanic arc above a northward-subducting Pacific plate
B) transform boundary where North America has moved towards Alaska
C) divergent boundary where shield volcanoes are forming
D) convergent, continental margin with uplifted fault blocks, much like those of the Basin and Range Province
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