Question

Image by the National Atlas of the US The mountains circled in yellow on the map above are the __________. A. Pacific Mountains B. Appalachian Mountains C. Rocky Mountains D. Continental Divide Please select the best answer from the choices provided. A B C D

Answer 1

The correct answer is B: Appalachian Mountains 

Answer 2

Image by the National Atlas of the US The mountains circled in yellow on the map above are the Appalachian Mountains. Option B is correct.

Appalachian Mountains, also called Appalachians, great highland system of North America, the eastern counterpart of the Rocky Mountains. The Appalachians first formed about 480 million years ago during the Ordovician Period. They once reached elevations similar to those of the Alps and the Rocky Mountains before experiencing natural erosion.