SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Evidence of Japan’s location in the Ring of Fire is its
A
50 active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.
B
200-mile-long rivers.
C
sunken river valleys
D
warm ocean currentsand subtropical rain forests
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Ring of Fire is a string of volcanoes and sites of seismic activity, or earthquakes, around the edges of the Pacific Ocean. Roughly 90% of all earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire, and the ring is dotted with 75% of all active volcanoes on Earth.

Detailed explanation-2: -Japan lies along what is called the Pacific Ring of Fire, an imaginary horseshoe-shaped zone that follows the rim of the Pacific Ocean, where many of the world’s earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.

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