Multiple Choice
When an isolated mountain range occurs in the interior of a continent, one may infer that the range formed by:
A) the collision of two continental plates.
B) compressive forces acting on the opposing margins of a single plate.
C) the rifting of the continent.
D) the growth of a volcanic arc.
E) the collision of two continental plates or the growth of a volcanic arc
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