Multiple Choice
The present-day distribution of oceans and continents is due to ____.
A) the continuation of Mesozoic rifting of Pangaea
B) the Pleistocene Ice Age
C) an overall increase in the rate of volcanism
D) an increase in the rate of plate movement in the Cenozoic
E) a decrease in the rate of plate movement in the Cenozoic
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