Island arc systems now on the Tibet plateau record subduction prior to the collision of India with Eurasia.Geologists would map these pre-collisional arc rocks as ________.
A)hot spot tracks
B)terranes
C)rift zones
D)pre-collisional transform zones

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Island arc systems suggest subduction prior to the collision of India with Eurasia, and geologists would map these pre-collisional arc rocks as terranes, which are distinct geological units that have been transported and accreted to a continental margin or another continental block.

Island Arc Systems Now on the Tibet Plateau Record Subduction