HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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Which mountains stretched from north to south?
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Alps
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Apennines
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Alps and Apennines are the two belts in the hangingwall of two opposite subduction zones. In the Alps the European plate subducted beneath the Adriatic plate, whereas in the Apennines the Adriatic, Ionian, Sicily and African plates subducted ‘’westerly”, retreating from the European upper plate.
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