GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Because of it’s location on the Ring of Fire, much of Central America is ____
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lowlands that are prone to flooding
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mountainous with active volcanoes
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in the path of El Niño
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covered by deciduous forest
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The abundance of volcanoes and earthquakes along the Ring of Fire is caused by the amount of movement of tectonic plates in the area. Along much of the Ring of Fire, plates overlap at convergent boundaries called subduction zones. That is, the plate that is underneath is pushed down, or subducted, by the plate above.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Ring of Fire contains approximately 750–915 volcanoes (about two-thirds of the world’s total) that have been active during the Holocene.
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