Multiple Choice
A cratonic platform is
A) a low-lying region where Precambrian rocks crop out.
B) a low-lying region where Precambrian rocks are covered by Phanerozoic sedimentary strata.
C) a region of compressed rock located behind a volcanic arc at a convergent continental margin.
D) synonymous with "craton."
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