Zoom out as far as possible and locate the Ring of Fire on your map. Compare the location of the volcanoes in the Ring of Fire with the nearby plate boundaries. Using the plate boundaries legend, which type of boundary is most prevalent at the location of these volcanoes?

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Course Activity: Topographic Maps and Satellite Photo...
Marianas trench
Java (Sunda)
trench
Challenger Deep
B
Bougainville trench
IUX² X₂
Equator
15px
Tonga trench
Kermadec trench
Middle America
trench
Peru-Chile trench
Zoom out as far as possible and locate the Ring of Fire on your map. Compare the
location of the volcanoes in the Ring of Fire with the nearby plate boundaries. Using
the plate boundaries legend, which type of boundary is most prevalent at the location
of these volcanoes?
9 of 10
South Sandwich
trench
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Transcribed Image Text:Course Activity: Topographic Maps and Satellite Photo... Marianas trench Java (Sunda) trench Challenger Deep B Bougainville trench IUX² X₂ Equator 15px Tonga trench Kermadec trench Middle America trench Peru-Chile trench Zoom out as far as possible and locate the Ring of Fire on your map. Compare the location of the volcanoes in the Ring of Fire with the nearby plate boundaries. Using the plate boundaries legend, which type of boundary is most prevalent at the location of these volcanoes? 9 of 10 South Sandwich trench 三 二 三 三 Apr 16 12:55 Save & Exit - 0
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Course Activity: Topographic Maps and Satellite Photo...
Part D
Turn off the Significant Earthquakes layer and turn on the Significant Volcanic
Eruptions layer. Observe the similarities between the locations of volcanoes and the
plate boundaries.
COPT
More than half of the world's volcanoes that are above sea level are located in the Ring
of Fire. The Ring of Fire surrounds the Pacific plate, as shown on the map.
R
IN
Ryukyu trench
Philippine
trench
Java (Sunda)
trench
Kurile trench
Japan trench
Izu Bonin trench
Marianas trench
O Challenger Deep
Bougainville trench
F
Aleutian trench
Equator
Tonga trench
Kermadec trench
F
Middle America
trench
9 of 10
Peru-Chile trench
Puerto Rico trench
Apr 16
12:55
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Transcribed Image Text:are-delivery//ua/68460/45382416/aHR0cHM6Ly9mMS5hcHAUZWRtZW50dW0uY29tL2xlYXJuZXItdWk... <✩ Course Activity: Topographic Maps and Satellite Photo... Part D Turn off the Significant Earthquakes layer and turn on the Significant Volcanic Eruptions layer. Observe the similarities between the locations of volcanoes and the plate boundaries. COPT More than half of the world's volcanoes that are above sea level are located in the Ring of Fire. The Ring of Fire surrounds the Pacific plate, as shown on the map. R IN Ryukyu trench Philippine trench Java (Sunda) trench Kurile trench Japan trench Izu Bonin trench Marianas trench O Challenger Deep Bougainville trench F Aleutian trench Equator Tonga trench Kermadec trench F Middle America trench 9 of 10 Peru-Chile trench Puerto Rico trench Apr 16 12:55 LO X ☐ : Save & Exit PA
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