During the Cenozoic, plate interactions gave rise to many events of mountain building, volcanism, and earthquakes in ________ North America.
A) western
B) central
C) eastern
D) southern
E) northern

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Plate interactions during the Cenozoic mainly affected western North America, with the formation of the Rocky Mountains and the Cascade Range, as well as extensive volcanism in the Pacific Northwest. While there have been some events of mountain building in other parts of North America, such as the Appalachian Mountains in the east, these were largely due to earlier plate interactions and not as prominent during the Cenozoic.

During the Cenozoic, Plate Interactions Gave Rise to Many Events