Locate: Turn on Show location. Where on Earth can you find subduction zones? (Note: You can refer to a world map or atlas for location names.)

Subduction zones can be found in various locations around the world, primarily at the boundaries of tectonic plates where one plate is being forced under another. Here are some key regions where subduction zones are located:

1. **The Pacific Ring of Fire**: This is the most prominent area for subduction zones, encircling the Pacific Ocean. It includes:
- **Japan**: The Japan Trench is a significant subduction zone where the Pacific Plate is subducting under the North American Plate.
- **Chile**: The Nazca Plate is subducting under the South American Plate, leading to the formation of the Andes mountain range.
- **Alaska**: The Aleutian Trench is where the Pacific Plate is subducting under the North American Plate.

2. **The Cascade Range**: Located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, the Juan de a Plate subducts beneath the North American Plate here.

3. **The Philippine Trench**: Off the eastern coast of the Philippines, the Philippine Sea Plate is subducting beneath the Eurasian Plate.

4. **The Tonga Trench**: Located in the South Pacific Ocean, it is where the Pacific Plate subducts under the Indo-Australian Plate.

5. **The Mariana Trench**: The deepest part of the ocean, where the Pacific Plate is subducting beneath the Mariana Plate, located east of the Mariana Islands.

6. **The Java Trench**: Also known as the Sunda Trench, located to the south of Indonesia where the Indo-Australian Plate is subducting beneath the Eurasian Plate.

7. **The trench off the coast of Central America**: Where the Cocos Plate subducts beneath the Caribbean Plate.

These zones are associated with volcanic activity and earthquakes, as the movement of tectonic plates creates significant geological stress.