THE WORLD MAP
1. What part of the world that you can expect volcanoes are present and why?
We can only expect volcanoes that are present near the edges of a 2 plates that are occuring a divergent and convergent boundaries. Looking at the locations of these volcanoes through the map of plate tectonics, we also notice that most volcanoes occur near the edges of the large "plates" that comprise the solid surface of Earth , using the 2 types of plate boundaries , the convergent and divergent boundaries. Because within hte divergent plate boundary , the 2 plates moves away from each other that can produce volcanoes . Convergent plate boundary moves towards from each other causing a subduction that can pproduce volcanoes or mountan ranges. Futhermore, they are the only types of boundaries that we can expect and produced volcanoes.
2. What part of the world wherein no presence of volcanoes and mountains are expected and why?
Looking at these locations through the map of plate tectonics, we cannot expect places that are near the edges occuring a transform plate boundaries or arrows that slide laterally past one another. Wherein the 2 plates are passing from each other in an opposite direction that avoids happenings forming a volcano or mountain. Because in transform plate boundaries, 2 plates only slides to the opposite direction and they only producing shallow earthquakes but no volcanic acitivities. That is why we cannot expect volcano activities that is having a tranform plate boundary.
3. What part in the world wherein the most numbers of volcanoes are present and why?
For land-based volcanoes, Indonesia is the hotbed for fiery craters since it is part of the roughly 25,000 mile stretch circling the basin of the Pacific Ocean known 'ring of fire' where most active volcanoes lie. More than half of the world's active and present numbers of volcanoes are located within the Ring of Fire , an area in the Pacific Ocean characterized by frequent earthquakes and volcanoes. Because the Ring of Fire is the home to 75% of the world's volcanoes and 90% of its earthquakes. Base on the map of tectonic plates , most numbers of volcanoes that are present are in the edges of two plates that are forming a divergent and convergent boundaries that are symbolized as pushing and pulling towards each other arrows in the illustration. Because in a divergent and convergent plate boundary , molten lava or magma moves up and fill the gap of the occured boundary , which volcanic islands or volcanic activities are eventually formed.
TECTONIC PLATE MAP
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