If the age of a mountain range is inversely proportional to its height, in what two regions are the youngest mountain ranges found today?
A) The circum-Atlantic belt and southern Europe/Asia
B) Western South America and the Appalachians of North America
C) The circum-Pacific belt and southern Europe/Asia
D) Scandinavia and Eastern Africa
Answer: C
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