Match each of the following lettered locations in the diagram below to the metamorphic environment that is most likely to occur at that location. NOTES: You may use each answer option once OR not at all AND the white arrows in the diagram represent the direction of lithospheric or tectonic plate movement. Location B Location A Location C Location D Осean Осean 02015 Pearson Education, Inc. Location A [ Choose ] Locations B and D [ Choose ] Location C [ Choose ] >

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