I think the answer is plate movement. Tectonic plate movement is the movement on the lithosphere. This movement is defined into three; we have the convergent, divergent and transform. Plate movements often caused volcanic eruptions as well as earthquakes, depending on the movement on the plates.
The answer is: to keep the population isolated from freer societies.
Sorry, please do elaborate on what it is you are talking about, I am all but lost
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