After studying the graph you posted and doing some research there are several tectonic features beneath the moving Pacific Plate that caused the volcanoes to form in both the Loa and Kea trends. A few of the acceptable answers are rising magma, Hawaii Hot Spot, mantle plume, and a hot spot.
From youngest to oldest
Fetus Protostar
Infancy-Adulthood Fusion Ignition-Main sequence
Middleage Red Giant/Supergiant
Old age-Death White Dwarf/Black hole
Texas. Texas is very close to Mexico, so you'd have a chance to meet someone who is Mexican instead of American.
Desert streams has more flash floods than the ones in humid locations. In other words, desert streams only get their water from rain.