... place that this is very obvious is along the Andes Mountains in South America. On the other hand volcanos are found along spreading centers as well. For example under the water and at the surface of Island. This is where the thinner oceanic crust is being pulled apart and the hot magma is bubbling up. A another place is where these are ... moves. So, the answer would probably be divergent plate boundary, where plates separate and this is where the most volcanism occurs. But also convergent plate margins where one plate dives beneath the other at subduction zones. The difference between ...

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... millions of years. Three types of natural disasters will be referred to: earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and typhoons. Japan sits on a subduction zone, which is where one plate is being forced beneath another. It is also at the meeting point of two pieces of the giant Pacific plate, which are moving in different directions along side each other. Japan hardly goes through ... or fear of living through the chance of an earthquake everyday of your life. Japan's entire landmass was formed by submerged volcanoes. Through million of years these volcanoes surrounded by water have emerged and ...

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... they account for almost half of the world's destructive earthquakes. Volcanic earthquakes are generally much smaller than tectonic ones. They are caused when magma flows upward and fills the chambers beneath a volcano. The sides and tops of the volcano expand with pressure and result in numerous small earthquakes. Volcanic earthquakes are often the forerunner for volcanic eruptions. Sometimes earthquakes occur as ... happen, although some countries such as China and the U.S.A have formulated their own ideas. There are many different methods which have worked in the past like magnetic fi...

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