1.B.The city was located in the Andes Mountains of South America.
2.C.Region 3
Answer:
Most earthquakes directly beneath a volcano are caused by the movement of magma. The magma exerts pressure on the rocks until it cracks the rock. Then the magma squirts into the crack and starts building pressure again. Every time the rock cracks it makes a small earthquake.
Explanation:
Answer:
Can earthquakes be predicted?
Earthquake weather?
How long does an earthquake last?
Why are aftershocks recorded?
What is the difference between magnitude and intensity?
What is the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale?
What is the Richter Magnitude Scale?
Answer:
B. Mexican Plateau
Explanation:
The Mexican Plateau (known in Spanish as the Mesa Central) is the elevated tableland found between the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range on the west coast of the country and the Sierra Madre Oriental mountains to the east along the Gulf of Mexico. Most of the Mexican populated is concentrated in this plateau which has a temperate climate and an average elevation of around 2000 metres above sea level.
