Question

16. (1) What nation is split apart by the Mid Atlantic Ridge? a. The North Pole b. The Arctic region C. Greenland d. Iceland

Answer 1

Answer:

d. Iceland

Explanation:

The Mid Atlantic Ridge is a limit between the Euroasian and the North American tectonic plates, in the North Atlantic Ocean, and the African and South American plates, in the South Atlantic Ocean. Think on this plates as they smashed one to the other, and created a big mountain after that. Most of  this big mountain is under water, but there is only one country, in the North Atlantic, whic has part of this big mountain, and is splitting it in two. That is Iceland. Attached, you will find two images, from wikimedia commons. One, for the Mid Atlantic Ridge, the other one, for a photo of it on iceland.

Credits

1. Copyright: public domain. US Geological Survey image.

2. By Pmarshal - Own work, Public Domain,

Answer 2

The correct answer is D. Iceland

Explanation

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a mountain range resulting from the process of divergence between the Euroasia and North American tectonic plates in the north, and the divergence between South American and African plates in the south. This ridge is located on the Atlantic ocean floor and is one fo the largest mountain ranges crossing this Ocean from South to North. Additionally, This mountain range crosses the volcanic island of Iceland located in the Atlantic Ocean, where, as a result of this geological activity, there are rock walls created from these divergence processes. So, the correct answer is D. Iceland