Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows.

A topographic map of Italy. Two areas are circled and labeled 1 and 2. 1 is along the northern border of Italy and Switzerland. 2 is through mainland Italy.
Image by Natural Earth

Which of the following mountain ranges is labeled with the number 1 on the map above?
A.
the Pyrenees
B.
the Apennines
C.
the Urals
D.
the Alps

Please select the best answer from the choices provided
A
B
C
D

D. the Alps

The correct answer is D. the Alps.