Ring of Fire
On this map, where would a mapmaker mark the locations of most
earthquakes, and why?
A. In the middle of the Pacific, because deep ocean trenches lack
solid
rock or soil to hold the ground in place
OB. On the mainland east of the Pacific, because the land in the
Americas is newly
formed and has not yet stabilized
C. Around the edges of the Pacific, because the oceanic crust grinds
against the continental
crust as the oceanic crust slides
underneath
D. On the mainland west of the Pacific, because the hot tropical
storm belt collides with
the hot dry desert belt