HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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Bouvet Triple Junction
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Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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Ring of Fire
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Alpide belt
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Ring of Fire, also referred to as the Circum-Pacific Belt, is a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Q5) THE ANDES LIES IN THE BELT OF THE PACIFIC RING OF FIRE. ANS) ANDES MOUNTAINS IS LOCATED ALONG THE MID OCEANIC RIDGE WHICH IS CHARACTERISED BY CONTINUOUS UPWELLING OF MOLTEN LAVA FROM WITHIN THE EARTH WHERE FREQUENT VOLCANIC ERUPTION AND EARTHQUAKE TAKES PLACE.
Detailed explanation-3: -Some of the world’s most populated cities can be found along the Ring of Fire. In the U.S., Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles are in the danger zone. Other major cities include Tokyo, Mexico City, Lima, and Santiago de Chile.
Detailed explanation-4: -Also known as the Circum-Pacific Belt, the Ring of Fire traces the meeting points of many tectonic plates, including the Eurasian, North American, Juan de Fuca, Cocos, Caribbean, Nazca, Antarctic, Indian, Australian, Philippine, and other smaller plates, which all encircle the large Pacific Plate.