GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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peninusla
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plateau
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massif
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: Landforms that are often associated with earthquake zones are mountain ranges formed as the plates collide, faults and rifts, visibly folded rock strata (normally seen where the edges of a fault are exposed), and signs of jagged fractures in exposed cliffs.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Pyrenees are characterized by flat-topped massifs-a body of mountain ranges formed by fault-line activity. The forces of plate tectonics are responsible for the rise of these massifs, and earthquakes occur as the mountains are built up.
Detailed explanation-3: -A divergent boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. Along these boundaries, earthquakes are common and magma (molten rock) rises from the Earth’s mantle to the surface, solidifying to create new oceanic crust.