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
A
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