I think that the best answer is: D. Southwest Asia and Northern Africa
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This corresponds to today's Egypt, Israel and Saudi Arabia - the places there the Semitic people live and where they have historically lived. So Semitic religions are most likely found where the Semitic peoples live.
Sedimentary rocks are younger than their composite minerals
The ring of fire does not create Hurricanes.
Explanation
All other choices have relation to the tectonic plates and the earths crust and mantel. Hurricanes are created by air temperatures and pressure, not earths inner workings.
"The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. In the Northern Hemisphere, it occurs when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn, which is located at 23.5° south of the equator and runs through Australia, Chile, southern Brazil, and northern South Africa."
