1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Vera_Pavlovna [14]
3 years ago
10

Why do you think the area around the pacific plate is called the pacific ring of fire?

Geography
1 answer:
valentinak56 [21]3 years ago
8 0
This area is located on a convergent plate boundary where oceanic crust collides with continental crust. Because the oceanic crust is more dense, it sinks into the ground and heats up. It thus becomes a volcano as it rises back to the surface. This process is known as subduction.
You might be interested in
What problem do geographers run into with maps? How do geographers solve this problem?
Simora [160]
Geographers run into problems with maps because they don't know the how to solve the map problem, how they can solve the problem is by watching the stray and the lines on it so that they can notify it and it won't be a problem for them that do the maps
8 0
3 years ago
Areas between the tropics and polar regions are called equinoxes. tf
LiRa [457]
Hi,
I think it’s false.
6 0
3 years ago
What type of map projection would you want to
Maksim231197 [3]

<u>Answer:</u>

<em>The Stereographic projection is a type of map projection which would be used to locate the other side of the lake which cannot be seen.</em>

<u>Explanation:</u>

So basically <em>Stereographic projection is defined as a particular kind of mapping</em> in which it projects the entire sphere into a fine plane map.

Every projection in the map is defined on every part of the sphere but except one point which is called as the projection point.

<em>These maps are considered as smooth and bijective.</em>

3 0
4 years ago
What is European Union
klemol [59]

Answer:

The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe.

Explanation:

8 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Label these pictures with the correct labels
melamori03 [73]

Answer:

1) Hot Spot

2) Subduction

3) Divergent

5 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • 1. which bodies of water separates central Asia from the caucasus region
    12·2 answers
  • The highest point in the Maldives is
    12·1 answer
  • Which of the following is the most likely reason for the early exploration and settlement of of the western United States?
    9·2 answers
  • Explain the force causes the movement of the continents from one supercontinent to their present positions
    9·1 answer
  • Which ocean has a great influence on the earth’s weather patterns
    8·2 answers
  • what are conservations doing to help save tigers, and what are possible ways to save tigers that arent ready being done?
    15·2 answers
  • Which theme of geography is best exemplified by the statement?
    14·1 answer
  • Why have the rules governing building on permafrost changed?
    15·2 answers
  • The Third Agricultural Revolution is also called the: A. British Agricultural Revolution B. Green Revolution C. Harbinger Revolu
    9·2 answers
  • Which regions on earth have seasons tied to the amount of rainfall
    13·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!