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) experience rapid erosion that thins the crust and causes the area to subside
D) have thicker, higher- density mantle rocks beneath them at shallow depths
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