Topographically High-Standing, Mountainous Areas Generally ________

Multiple Choice

Topographically high-standing, mountainous areas generally ________.

A) are underlain by greater than average thicknesses of lower density, crustal rocks
B) subside rapidly to compensate for erosion
C) have thicker, higher-density mantle rocks beneath them at shallow depths
D) experience rapid erosion that thins the crust and causes the area to subside