Multiple Choice
In the region shown in this figure, what is the most likely cause for a basin between the arc and continent?
A) it is a foreland basin
B) it is an accretionary prism
C) it formed by back-arc rifting and spreading
D) it formed by strike-slip motion during a continental collision
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