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Option 3 : 2 and 3

The correct answer is option 3, i.e, 2 and 3.

  • Western Cordillera:
    • They are made up of three almost parallel ranges running north to south.
    • Coast Mountains:
      • Mount Logan in the Yukon Territory is the second highest peak of North America.
    • (a)Cascade Range:
      • East of Coast Mountain, running from the North California to Washington.
      • Mount Whitney is the highest peak of USA.
    • (b)Sierra Nevada:
      • ​From south of Cascade Range to southern California along the Pacific coast.
    • Rocky Mountains:
      • Lies east of the Cascade range and Sierra Nevada running from Alaska to Mexico and is over 4000 m.
      • It is the easternmost and is the highest range among the western Cordilleras.
      • West of the Rockies lies a region of table-lands, basins, canyons and deserts.
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