<span>The most volcanically active belt on Earth
is known as the Ring of Fire, a region of subduction zone
volcanism surrounding the Pacific Ocean. Subduction zone volcanism
occurs where two plates are converging on one another. One plate
containing oceanic lithosphere descends beneath the adjacent plate,
thus consuming the oceanic lithosphere into the earth's mantle.
This on-going process is called subduction. As the
descending plate bends downward at the surface, it creates a large
linear depression called an oceanic trench. These
trenches are the deepest topographic features on the earth's surface.
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<span>The crustal portion of the subducting
slab contains a significant amount of surface water, as well as
water contained in hydrated minerals within the seafloor basalt.
As the subducting slab descends to greater and greater depths,
it progressively encounters greater temperatures and greater pressures
which cause the slab to release water into the mantle wedge overlying
the descending plate. Water has the effect of lowering the melting
temperature of the mantle, thus causing it to melt. The magma
produced by this mechanism varies from basalt to andesite in composition.
It rises upward to produce a linear belt of volcanoes parallel
to the oceanic trench, as exemplified in the above image of the
Aleutian Island chain. The chain of volcanoes is called an island
arc. If the oceanic lithosphere subducts beneath an adjacent
plate of continental lithosphere, then a similar belt of volcanoes
will be generated on continental crust. </span>
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Answer:
Boreal forest
Explanation:
The boreal forest is a biome that is found in the Northern Hemisphere. It is located between the temperate forests and the tundra. These forests are dominated by coniferous trees. The climate is continental, with the winters being very cold and snowy, while the summers are pleasant with mild temperatures. The animals that live in these forests are the elk, moose, deer, wolverines, wolves, black bears, mink, foxes, lynx, among others. All these animals have special adaptations that enable them to live in this biome. They all have thick fur for most of the year, only shedding slightly during the summer.Their paws tend to winder and have goo isolation so that they can walk easily on the snow and avoid frostbite. It is not a biome that has very big diversity in flora and fauna, but it is not a one that lacks in it as well.
Answer:
Africa, Asia, America, Australia, Antarctica
Explanation:
According to research, Brazil, Argentina, and Columbia all have the highest GNP.
