Question

Describe the world distribution of volcanoes.

Answer 1

Volcanoes are found along the weak zones of the earth’s crust, where, due to continuous tussles by tectonic forces, the maximum active volcanoes have been created. These are

1. Circum-Pacific Belt: It is also known as the Ring of Fire due to consisting of 75% of the active volcanoes of the world.
2. Mid-World Mountain Belt or Mid-Continental Belt: It extends along the fold mountain zone of the Alpine-Himalayan Region. Although this belt is noted for drastic earthquakes, these are some of the very destructive volcanoes, e.g., Stromboli, Vesuvius, Mt. Etna, and Mt. Pelée (West Indies). Out of these belts, there are also various volcanoes scattered here and there.