b. Why is this area called the Pacific Ring of Fire?
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Transcribed Image Text:2. Study Figure 2 below. It shows the active volcanoes (triangles) all over the
Pacific region. Go back to Figure 1 on page 5 to see again the moving plates.
You will realize that the volcanoes in Figure 2 are also situated in the areas of
plate movement.
3. Answer the following questions:
a. Using the map in Figure 2, which volcanoes are familiar to you? Why?
b. Why is this area called the Pacific Ring of Fire?
NORTH
AMERICA
Mount St. Helens
ASIA
(Washington)
Sendai (Japan)
Mount Fuji (Japan)
Paricuti
(Mexico)
FIRE
OF
RING
Mount Pinatube
(Philippines)
SOUTH
AMERICA
Pacific Ocean
Santiago
(Chile)
AUSTRALIA
Christ Chuich
(New Zealand)
Figure 2. Active Volcanoes in the Ring of Fire
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