<u>Answer and Explanation:</u>
The mechanism which is responsible for moving the plates that bring change in the position of the continents is the convection in the asthenosphere.
Henry Hess, a geologist and an American Navy officer in the World War II, discovered that the sea floor and the the Mid Atlantic Ridge is spreading which helped the the scientists in studying and understanding the mechanism of how the plates move.
The types of volcanoes on Hawaii is called a shield volcano that gently slopes to an opening.
According to the ICSM (Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping), there are five different types of maps: General Reference, Topographical, Thematic, Navigation Charts and Cadastral Maps and Plans.
When I created a country I called it Fire Realms. You could do something based off of that.