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Why is the Circum-Pacific belt shown on this map called the Ring of Fire?

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It is called the "Ring of Fire" because the Circum-Pacific belt is a belt of volcanos.
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The Circum-Pacific belt (Ring of Fire) is named so because it is a string of volcanoes.
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