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How are earthquake epicenters active volcanoes and mountain ranges distributed on the map?

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Answer:

Volcanoes and earthquakes are not randomly distributed around the globe.

Step-by-step explanation:

Instead they tend to occur along limited zones or belts. With the understanding of plate tectonics, scientists recognized that these belts occur along plate boundaries.

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